CENTRAL THEATRE
The Boat Natural-Ventilated Theatre in the Colony.. that has the greatest number of Windows and Electric Fans, being equipped with the most High Priced and Clearest Sound equipment available, and with Lifts always operating for the convenience of the Dress Circle, Bick Stall. and Upper Circle Patrons. SHOWING TO-DAY
at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
The Greatest Universal Super Special Production of the Year.
EVERY 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 orlove! A UNIVERSAL SUPER ATTRACTION PRESENTED BY CARL LAEMMLE
THE COLIN CLITE, RAZ CLARKE, JOHN BOLES, BORIS KARLOTY, DEWIJN Vry, Kéward Yan Bison, Broderte Korv. Temā vienu da Mary Wollstonecrad Shelley Skory. Adapted by Jahan tu Paliman97 beat the play by Pesar Waling Produced by Carl Larmente, Ir
Derek UT JAMES WHALE
-ADDED ATTRACTION
"STRANGE AS. IT SEEMS" (Novelty All in Color!. "HELLO NAPOLEON" (Universal Comedy in Two Parts) To Avoid Disappointment Please Reserve Your Scats Early By Dialing To25720.
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The most wonderful RKO super special feature you've long been waiting for a picture that takes its places beside "THE BIG PARADE" WHAT PRICE GLORY," ALL QUIET." and all other enduring
Screen Spectacles.
UICIDE
FLEET
THE NAVY'S BIG PARADE
with BILL BOYD, ROBERT ARMSTRONG, JAMES GLEASON and GINGER ROGERS.
COMING SOON.
The Latest 1932 United Artists Special Feature
Poland
CHESTER MORRIS
IN
WESTS CORSAIR
Gribed Artists Picturé
Chester Morris
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK_Penc FRANKLIN," at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1932.
OATH BILL MONTROSE BYE-POWERFUL
MAULED
SENATE AND MR. DE VALERA
CANNOT GO TO OTTAWA
(Reuter's Special Service).
Dublin, June 28. Mr. de Valera will not go to
ELECTION
LIBERAL MAJORITY
SLUMPS
London, June 29.
The bye-election at Montrose,
CHICAGO BANK
IN DIFFICULTIES
caused by the elevation of Sir GOVERNMENT CREDIT
Robert
Hutchison,
former
Chler Liberal Whip, to the
Peerage, has resulted in the Na- tional Liberals retaining the scat,.
TO RESCUE
Chicago, June 28. Recent runs on the smaller but with a much-reduced majority, banking concerns in Chicago The polling resulted as follows:
Mr. Kennedy (Lab)
Nat. Lib. Majority
At the last General Election, Str
Col. Charles Kerr (Nat. Lib.) .7,963 and the closing of no fewer than 7,039 thirty-eight banks in the city in the course of the month, ap- reac. 033parently have had their Ottawa as he originally intended. Robert Hutchison polled 17,212 in tions upon the powerful Central owing to the heavy pressure of a straight fight with Mr. A. F. Republican. Bank and Trust
re-Mackintosh (Lab.), who secured Company of Chicago. domestic business which
This particular bank has de- quires his presence in the Free 5,127 votes,
poxits to the value of G$95,000,000 State.
and the pressure upon it has been extremely heavy.
HIR domestic difficulties, which are many and varied, have been accentuated by the nction of the Senate in passing the BI for the Abolition of the Oath of Allegiance in an amended form which changes it out of all recognition.
The Minister of Telegraphs said, that alth@ugh the Oath Bill was n Government Measure, the Govern- ment had no intention of accepting | it in its amended form.
He Indicated that it would be sent! back to the Lower House Rя it stood with results third might be expected."
Far fewer went to the poll than at the General Election, when 22,- 349 voted, compared with only 14,993 in the present bye-election. The Liberal vote shows a decline of 9.249, while Labour support has increased by 1,893 votes-Renter.
U.S. BASEBALL
YANKEES DEFEAT
SENATORS
+
New York, June 28. Terry, the manager and first- baseman of the New York Giants, who at one time led the home run list, to-day joined Melvin Olt and Hack Wilson hy scoring his four- teenth home run of the season.
The Yankees go on from victory; to victory. To-day they defeated Washington by 5 runs to 2.
Results:
AN OPEN MIND, Speaking at a luncheon given to- day by the Empire League to the United Kingdom delegation to the Ottawa Conference, the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas Auld that they were going to Ottawa not to see what they could get but Brooklyn rather what they could contribute Branklyn to the common good of the Empire. Boston
The Empire delegation had no Cincinnati cut and dried plan. They wanted
National League.
New York New York
5 Philadelphin 2 St. Louis American League,
to go with an open mind with all New York knowledge of the difficulties and Phlindelphia the facts of the situation, but not tled in
or prejudiced; against any proposals whatever they might be.
advance
The world was anxious for a lend and it would surely give a lead to others if they could show that the Empire, containing one quarter of: the whole world with its diverse.
interests, had reached a common
airn.
Lord Hallsham said the problems at Ottawa would not be easy but: good will and a spirit of give and fake would help to accomplish much.--British Wirelesa.
SHANGHAI SHARES
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS
!!
STOCK
Washington
i Boston
-Reuter.
EXCHANGE
ACTIVE
BRITISH LOANS SHOW A RISE
London, June 28.
The outstanding-Stock Exchange feature at the close of the house to- day was provided by conversion loans in British Junds. Three and a half per cents rose 7/8 to 91% four and a half per cents 7/8 lo 105.1/16 and 5/16 to 1093.
3
General Charies Dawes, the ex- Ambassador to Britain, restored to the chairmanship of the Company, atates that the demands upon the bank last week necessitated borrow- ing, which had placed the bank in an impregnable cash position.
It is understood that G$80.000,- 1000 has been advanced to the bank by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, which has already advanced G$750,000,000 in aid of some four thousand banks and many railway compaules.-Reuter
CHOLERA NOW ON
THE WANE
'------
FEWER CASES OCCUR IN CANTON
Canton, June 28. The number of cases of cholera
7 reported during the last 24 hours in considerably less than before, and it is hoped that the disenge is now really abating.
The Fong Bin Hospital reports 2 having received only 24 cases, of which two were fatal, the Canton Municipal Hospital ten patients who have made satisfactory pro. gress, while other hospitals report that the applications for admit- tance have consideraly diminished
Our Own Correspondent.
QUIET EXCHANGE
DOLLAR REMAINS
UNCHANGED
With the dollar unchanged, the local exchange market continues dull, with no special feature.
In
declined London, silver 1/16th. The Continent and India Dealings started to-day in Cyprus sold, while China bought. There Government 14Stock. 1956/66, was small business on a quiet mar- and the price rose to 15% premium. ket. After the official fixing, the reactive business being transacted. market ruled quiet but steady.
New York raports silver down The basis of allotment is under-
Messrs. Carrail Bros, have ceived cabled quotations of Shang- hai shares:
Ewa Cotton Mills Ltd.. Tis. Shanghai Lands Shaughni Electries
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10,
7.15 89.30 p.m.
!
stand to be between 87% and 10% to 1/8th to 26.15/16ths, with the 13.60 applicants for farger amounts, ap-market dull. 24.25plicants for amounts up to £500 be- ! The cross-rate bas declined to
3.60%. 28.75ing ruled out.—British Wireless.
KINGS THEATRE
A DOUBLE ATTRACTION
He loves
where the
lovin' is best!
And, being Fredric March, he does it well. Stuan Erwin an the bashful "bach" Love-lafsaction!
STRANGERS
with PREDRIO
MAROH
KAY FRANCIS
IN LOVE
A Paramount Picture ADDED ATTRACTION
BETH BERI
DANSFUSE
Miss Beri will appear with the usual picture programme at 5.10, 7.15 and 9.30 p.m. only.
PRICE AS USUAL
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE
TEL. 25313
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HEADLINES SHRIEKED “MURDERERI"
But only the prisoner knew the truth. That his own son was the last to see Nors Selmer. alive!
The SILENT WITNESS
LIONEL ATWILL
Greta Nason Sk Branwell Fletcher
POX PICTURE -
QUEENS THEATRE
The Air is Always Cool and Fresh No Circulation of Old Air, but Natural Ventilation
Comfortable - Healthy -
Safe
To-day to Saturday at 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20. (at 2.30 Usual Picture Programme Only) A Grand Double Attraction!
-No Increase in Prices-
The Seroon'
Warner Bros.
present
Monte Blue SKIN DEEP
Oue
Women
Loathed His Ugly
Face Another Girl
Loved Him
Ho Was Handiomo
Becauso
DAVEY LEB
Also Showing
HEA ST METROTONE NEWSREEL
On The Stage
The World Famous Chinese Miracle Man
LONG TACK
SAM
with
Misses MINA & NEE-SA LONG
Appearance. Only at the 5,10 7.15 and 9,20 p.m. Shows
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WARNER BROS, prezenÉ
DUMB BELLS
TO-DAY 8 TO-MORROW
IN
ERMINE
STAR
Daily at 2.30, 5.20 7.20 89.20 p.m.
Men Call It
LOVE
TO-DAY 8
TO-HORROW
T
At 2.30, 5.15,
HWORLD 7.15 & 9.20
E
"HUMANITY"
MAJESTIC
RUTH
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2,30, 5.20, 7.20
9.20 P.M.
There's
recreation
for your emotions in thi story of a woman wh becomes a social outcas in one scandalous me ment-and who regai glorious renown in'
CHATTERTON fe of Love alonemeit
"Once a Lady"
a Paramount Giction,
life
Played with heart-stir-
ring realism.