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The greaterest Universal Super Special Production that everyone is talking about and eagerly waiting to sce pounds with drama! Burns with passion! Starties with thrills' Shocks with surprise!
HV SENSATION KNOWN TO MAN EXCEPT
THE LOVE OF
WOMAN!
FRANKENSTEIN
--THE MAN WHO MADE A MONSTER
And he lived in misery and died in shame...a fiend or friend or fabled monster?...or a soulless wretch with mechanical brain? ...hunted by a thousand men... the only thing he feared was fire! ...a man-made monster with the strength of a dozen men, he made no concession to life or love!
A UNIVERSAL SUPER ATTRACTION PRESENTED BY CARL LAEMMLE
WH COLIN CLİYE, MAR CLASKE, JOHN BOLEL DORIS KARLOFT, Dwight Trys, Béward Vis Blean, Frolicha Kane, Daand upon ise. Mary Wadhawersk Shelley Doerk Adagia by John L. Ikidrowa
Predums b Dried
JAMES WHALL
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"STRANGE AS IT SEEMS" [Novelty All in Cotor). INCLUDING:—"Daring German Sailor Uses Frail Canoe in
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Orleans You without hands.
"Stamp collection of 30 years by a Catholic
Priest to decorate his home."
"Companion of the late Buffalo Bill modernizes
Art by using Rifle in sketching."
"Vest Pocket maestro conducts the Youngest
Symphony Orchestra in the World."
-ALSO-
"HELLO NAPOLEON" (Universal Comedy in Two Parts) To Avoid Disappointmont Please Reserve Your Scats Early By Dialing To25720.
NEXT CHANGE-
The most wonderful RKO Super Special Feature that
the whole world Movie-Goers is longing for. picture that takes the place beside "The Big Parade": "What Price Glory"; "All Quiet On The Western Front and All Other Enduring Screen Spectacles.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
LAUSANNE SCHEME
FAVOURED.
EUROPEAN FEDERATION TO
BE DISCUSSED
Lausanne, June 26.
for
MONDAY, JUNE 27. 1932.
HAPPY OMEN FOR DISARMAMENT.
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP
London, June 26.
THE NEW REGIME IN SIAM
OLD GOVERNMENT'S DISSATISFACTION
Singapore, June 25, The revolt in Siam is due to The British reception of Pre-the people being dissatisfied with
the Government
The
be-
And
" Rc-
Kent
The gigantle neheme European Federation, the idea of sident Hoover's proposals, is con- which was recently mooted by nexion with the Disarmament:
oppressed Herr Van Bulow, is likely to hold Conference has occasioned the ex-by taxes, the centre of the stage next week, change of cordial messages
Regent has signed a it is understood that M. Herriot tween Mr. II. L. Stimson, Secret-communique issued by the New and Herr von Papen dealt with ary of State, and Sir John Simon, new monarchical government. If Peoples' Party recognising the the scheme in yesterday's discus-
The former expressed his earnest the King does not sign, sions, and that Mr. Ramany Mac- thanks for the spirit of sympathie public will be established. Donald expressed himself in tic consideration in which Sir
John Simon discussed
A cruiser has been favour of such a development.
the
pro Huahin to bring back the trusted The Italian delegation to-day poanls, and
that the plumbed for the cancellation of Anglo-American delegations would to Bangkok. The Princes been taken to the Throne War debts and reparations.be able to work jolatly
contribute to their fulfilment. (under "arrest" by Army units.
The city is most to
exclted but There has been only one casualty. there has been 10 violence.
the commander of the First Army Corps being shot whilst resisting arrest.
Reuter.
Franco-German Talks.
to
to
King have Hall
Mr. Stimson said: "wish- thank you most earnestly for the Landon, June 24.
spirit of sympathetic considera- The conversations at Lausanne tion in which you have discussed between the French Prime Ministhe President's proposals, and ter, M. Herriot, and the German trust that our two Chancellor, Herr Von Papen, for will be able jointly to contribut
delegations
Apparently the King has retain- which the ground had been to their fulfilment. My apprecia-ed the constitutional monarchy. pared by Mr. Rainsay MacDonald'stion is all the greater in view of The streets in the Grand Palace negotiations yesterday with the shortness of time in which district are full of Armoured Herriot, began as arranged his
jcircumstances have morning.
tendance.
and machine-guns. The future government will be by Parliament.
necessitated cars, tanks The two statesmen were alone Your consideration of these most during the early part of the interimportant questions."
The Siamese Consul General at Reciprocal Wishes. view and the later converantions
Singapore, in an interview said.-- Sir John Simon in were continued with their minis
reply re-The revolt is entirely unexpected. terint colleagues and experts in at-ciprocated the wish for continued You may rest nasured there will Anglo-American co-operation, and be no international complications. A Communique later issued stat- Isaid, "I am delighted to receive The interests of other nations and ed that after the German Finance your cordial message Minister, Herr Von Krosigk, hudjam communicating to 113" enl be safeguarded by the new Goy- presented a detailed statement of fleagues......The spirit and parernment,
which will without the economic and financial position[pone of President Hoover's dedoubt honour all the commitments of Germany the meeting adjourned, claration are deeply appreciated of its predecessors."—Our
The conversations were resumed in Britain, and we shall do our Correspondent. this evening.
Hoover Plan,
which
the lives of their nationals will
New Regime. Anticipated.
Own
New York, June 25, Prince Subbasvasti, brother of the Queen of Stam, who is stay-
jutmost, by seeking the largest poss Faible measure of agreement The Foreign Secretary, Sir John amongst all states represented at the Disarmament Conference, to Simon, attended a meeting at the
promote the acceptance of con- House of Commons, when it is un-
crete
proposals covering the ing incognito in New York study. derstood President Hoover's dinar- tament proposals were under con.whole field."Kruter and British ing the police system was Kur-
prised
incredulous And
when Reuter informed him of the volution.
sideration.
ດາ his return to Geneva Sir ? John Simon will enter upon eon- sultations with the French and United States delegates.
The French War Minister, M.
Wirdess,
SHANGHAI TO HAVE BEAM WIRELESS.
Paul Boncour, is at present in GREAT BRITAIN TO BENEFIT Paris consulting his colleagues,
but both the Ministers will return. to Geneva during the week-end and
a Conference will take place Monday--British Wireless,
Some Opposition.
ол
IN PARTICULAR
Nanking, June 25. An agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Com- munications, the Imperial. Inter- national Communications Com-
Geneva, June 26. pany and Marconis for the Mr. Hugh Gibson, who is carry-installation on the outskirts of ing on conversations with various Shanghai of beam wireless for delegations here and personally international radio-telegraph com- ativocating the Hoover plan, amunication.
understood to have encountered The now source of communicu. continued opposition from the tion applies particularly to Great Japanese, who have now finished Britainakin their camination of the proposals Alarconis are supplying the eqalp- and argue that the Hoover plan ment, includlüg the radio-tale- is Inequitable and unacceptable phony apparatus.-Reuter,
Mr. Baldwin's View.
of the old debta.
He declared, "The Royal family has been discussing the establish ment of a constitutional monarchy for more than a year, but delayed a definite decision.”
He added that he did not be- love their Majesties would be harmed.--Reuter's American Ser-
vice.
DEATH SENTENCE.
MURDERER OF BRITISH
OFFICIAL PAYS PENALTY ·
Calcutta, June 25. Predyotkumar Bartacharji, the murderer of Mr. Douglas, has been sentenced to death.--Reuter, Crime Recalled.
Mr. Douglas was the District Magistrate at Midnapore who while attending a District Board meeting on April 30, was fired upon and seriously Injured by a
to them, particularly in respect to the suggestion as regards land
sub-policy was to make a clean sweep forces, battleships and marinos.--Renttr'a Special Service. He said that both masters and Bengali youth. He later died of men in Britain were achieving his injury. The youth escupců London, June 26. miracles in working together, and but thirty persons were arrested Mr. Stanley Baldwin sounded a when world trade improved, on May 2 in connexion with the prophetic note in a cheering Britain would be first off the murder, and investigation led to speech he made at Sheffield, when mark and would lead the world the identification of the he reiterated that the British again.-Reuter Special Service. who fired the fatal shot.
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her past in
Bla?
Should the
decalve a
man to
make
happy!
See the
RUTH CHATTERTON
IN THE {MAGNIFICENT LIE"
a Garamount Glawe
with
RALPH BELLAMY STUART EAWIN based on 'Laurels and the Lady by Leonish Merrick
ADDED ATTRACTION
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WEDNESDAY
person
BETH BERI
DANSEUSE
Will You
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STRANGERS IN LOVE
Miss Beri will appear with the usual picture. programme at 5.10, 7.16 and 9.30 p.m. only.
PRICE AS USUAL
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She wishes the knew! For she's in the strange predic *ment of being in love with twin brothers, and the doesn't know which is which when they switch. Fun, romance, fast-action!
a Garamount Picture
with FREDRIC MARCH KAY FRANCIS STUART EDWIN
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TOM WALLS, Yvonne Arnaud Edmond Breon
Winifred Shotter in
ON APPROVAL
Adapted from FREDERICK
LONSDALE'S Comedy
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J
A Grand Double ATTRACTION
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On
The Screen
Warner Bros.
present
Monte Blue
Op
Woman
Loathed His Ugly
Face
Another
Girl
SKIN
DEEP
Laved Him Becaued He Was Handsome
DAVEY LEB
VITAPHON
Also Showing HEARST NEWSREEL
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
T
E
On The Stage
The World Famous Chinese Miracle Men
LONG TACK SAM
with
Misses MINA & NEE-SA LONG
|Appearance Only at the 5.10
7.15 and 9.20 p.m. Shows
STAR
BUSTER
KEATON
in kis latest comedy
HWORLD
TO-DAY # TO-MORROW
E
THE
Robert MONTGOMERY in
Daily at 2.30, 5.20 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
At 2.30, 5,15,
7.15 & 9.20
“SHIPMATES"
MAJESTIC
CHEAT
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TALLULAH
BANKHEAD
Paramain Greture
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20
9.20 P.M.
She
keeps her-
bargains in love because that's her woman's creed.
Keeps them even
if it earns her the
name of CHEAT
"THE