CENTRAL THEATRE
The best ventilated Theatre in the Colony, with over hundred windows which, open at night, give fresh and natural air to the whole house. Our machine is of the biggest size-the sound is the clearest and the price is the highest. We have two large sized lifts for the convenience of our patrons.
SHOWING TO-DAY
at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
A happiness picture fuil of love, lite 10 laughter, with a powerful, thrilling, spectacular background and she favorite of a nation supported by a
IN W wistful charmer, nita Louise. Is a Sweetheart Brama for all the Sweethearts of the World and for every class of Movie Goers.
REA IS 4 and ROMANUE
MIRTH and DRAMA HEART ALTEAL and
HECTIC THRILLS
......... NOT EVEN THE FLOOD WATE 8 OF A MIGHTY RIVER COLD KEEP TahM
› PART
delightfully tender, human drama with all the emotional appeal of "Seventh Heaven."
Directed by RUS SELL MACK. with ANITA LOUISE, Harry
Beresford, Elizabeth Patterson Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr
THE
HONGKONG
HEALTH 'CUTS'
PROTEST
WOMEN M. P. S. FIGHT
FOR WOMEN
TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1932.
There was some criticism of the Government by women members of the House of Commons when Labour amendments to the Nh- tional Tealth Insurance Rib, which .reduces sickness benefit for married women, were discursed.
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week-Miss
men and women.
FILM CHIEF'S WARNING
FUNDS REFUSED BY FINANCIERS
STARS' SALARIES ATTACKED
WOMEN STEWARDS
IN A MELEE
ROUGH HANDLING
FOR A "RED"
Two Communiste, a man and a woman, interrupted the National; Conference of Labour Women ati Brighton and when Mine Susan Lawrence, the chairman, threaten- ed to have the galleries cleared. Hollywood is menneed by bank-the man shouted defiantly:
"Clear it now.”
One steward tore off the man's cap and a second seized his hair. A third threw her arma round
his neck and hung on desperately.
A fourth punched him on the cheat and face.
On an amendment by Mr. E, WI- liams (Lab. Ogmore) to Increase ruptcy. the amount fixed in the Bill-108. This sensational statement was Stewards all women-rushed Pickford made in the famous film centro by forward and tackled the man, but Mary Con, Hammersmith) protested Mr. M. II, Aylesworth. President were unable to move him. This against married women having been of the big indio-Keith-Orpheum is what followed: pleked out for reduction of benefit, Corporation, in a warning to pro-
ducers. find argued that the better way would have been to poot the money The United States film Indus- nynilable and spread it over both try, in which £200,000,000 Is in
vested, faces bankruptcy in 90 She declared, nmirl Labour days unless drastic measures are chers, that many married women taken to save it, he contended.
He added that the first company were compelled to work because!
its pride" and their husbands were unemployed. that "sacrificed. They had become the bread-winner applied for a receivership would held his ground. Pollee whistles as well as wife, mother, and house and every other major film studio were blown and two or three men
following its lead.
who were in the building came In such circumstances.
Mr. Aylesworth Bridl that to the rescue. It was inevitable that there should- be heavier sickness claims,
financiera are refusing to continue The woman. Interrupter hung on Lait her Lady Astor (Co., Plymouth to supply funds to producing com-to the balcony railings.
panies. apoke in the sunur eritical vein, but, i
hunds were forced off and a wrest- REPUDIATING contraCTS, ling match with a woman stewardi when asked by Laborg membena toj
and "The 'ridiculously large salaries followed. Woman
steward vote for their amendniet replied:
Pamuket.
.
A fifth rained blows on his back,
WRESTLING MATCH.
The man did not retaliate, but
"No, I could never cole, with sapped the strength of the film other's
and executives have rolled on the floor locked in each
You are such humbura,” Lamb Toy.
Mis Kuplin That
"EASY PREY.”
arms. Eventually The
of stars
companies," he protested, pointing woman was carried out struggling! out that the appointment of re and screaming. eivers would permit of the re- Mr. George Lansbury, at a meet- puutiation of contracts.
ing at the Home, said: “We can- He stressed the fact that in the ol allow this Government at trie qendruera at Ottawa merely to shift trade einemas bad fallen from 19,000,000 round. You will not do any good
day in 1928 to 6,000,000 a day he ruining the British coal indus que in the first fone mouth of 1992 ltry merely in order to gain a little.
Bienner Kathion Ind; Universitiesu survested
marrie AGUAY PE tlet inir eine and an ea o To t W
sat anodist nad morem 1 da
+ an
Code
Getriment de plat mat fairer at ra than a line!
tied Foiled Pre
more trade with Australia and! Canasia.“
RECKLESS EXPENDITURE.
i
M
Laborer Minister of Bealthy and
1. ↑
dia
in
Mr. J. Cool.mann Boyd, a ber! holder in Radio-Keith-Orpheum.; applied for the appointment of a recriver for the Corporation, one, REGULAR TRANSMISSIONS BY
TELEVISION
niv
WRA To dad wall it was Fes petras count hangin ali mntion.
Berdvine Mar 11
Your Mini fer of Health aid that Me Teatrla in D
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of the largest entertainment cou cerns in the United States. last
THE B.B.C.
QUEENS THEATRE
The Air is Always Cool and Fresh Nó Circulation of Old Air, but Natural Ventilation Comfortable ---- Healthy Safe
www
To-day & To-morrow at 2.30 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 GREATEST WAR FILM EVER
MADE!
4 INFANTRY MEN
Made in the Germ in
Tongus but with
full super- imposed explanatory English titles.
G. W. PABST'S Reply to "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT."
The Picture That Lives!
A REMARKABLE GERMAN PRODUCTION
CARL LAEMMLE presents
LEW AYRES
IN
HEAVEN ON EARTH
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
AN UNUSUAL SPECTACULAR CLIMAX THAT HAS NO EQUAL.
SHOWING
NOOS
The Latest 1932 United Artists Special Feature
Boland
hop CORSAIR
Wests
United Artists Picture
WITH
Chester Morris
| December, contending that ther The B.B.C. are in give shortly had been reckless expenditure [a reputar series of half em teles which placed the company in such vision transmissions.
a situation that its assets might This sotkeement, together Jews is wepelt an favour est Wohe "dissipated unless timely action with an official statement of policy Med. It would be ruinir toll on were taken.
by the B.B... is contained in the men to make up a det dit die borsely t Recently there has been a drive dane Lasins of "Television."
1 ་i?L:k; Calin Hollywood for walust ja 82 contal restore tips deny salaries. The Paramount Com-hitherto heen provided by the
pany has tiled it employees Baird
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team at
17.
The programmes, which have
Company will be taken
of a reduction of salaries Pungine, over and adapted by the B.B.C.. trom 5 to 25 per cent.
and the new series of transmis
imes on for days a week at 11 Ras Bailon, is King of Gojjain, spam, will begin between July 15 Come at the remota provinces of the fund 20. The BBC. are to pay a Abgasialan Empire, where there rental for the use of the television. has been tieren apposition to the apparatus and financat negolia SEQUEL TO "WESTERNISING 'new ideas of enlightenment.
tions are now in progress between the two parties concerned and the General Post Office:
EMPEROR ORDERS A KING'S ARREST
POLICY"
Addis Ababa May 9, A stir has been caused by the arrost here of Ras Haileu, one of the powering Chirds of Abyssinia, by the Emperor Haile Selassie, the
King of Kin:"
The ancient beliefs and ways of the East are in conflict with the ideals of the West. The situation
direct result of a visit of one of The sudden change is the in- is much like that which lost Kinge B.B.C.'s engineers to the Baird Amanullah of Afghanistan his Television headquarters a throne.
few
Further excitement.
months ago, when he was able to was caused by the simultaneous arrest of Ras made on a certain
see the progress that had been No reason was given for the Halous's son. Yahannis, who was The B.B.C, has agreed not to dis
transmitter. arrest, which WIN inade by engaged to be married to the Emcontinue transmission by this. Government troops, but it is be; peror'a daughter, Leshin Manbat progress soner than March, 1934, lieved to be due to disagreement i It is now regarded as practical-and the Baird Television Company over the Emperor's Westernisingly certain that the marriage will are to continue with their ex- policy.
LAST TWO
DAYS
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 89.30 p.m
take place.
periments.
KINGS THEATRE
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313
NEXT CHANGE
Marie Dressler in EMMA
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
Τ
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She Makes You Laugh And Cry, But Always Makes You Happy!
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
STAR
William HAINES
in
Daily at 2.30, 5.20 7.20 8 9.20 p.m.
A TAILOR MADE MAN
with
Dorothy JORDAN, Marjorie RAMBEAU, Joeph CAWTHORN
A · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
REDUCED PRICES FOR BACON.
From the 7th July, 1932
The following prices will be effective,
"D.F. Bacon in rashers
85 cls. per lb.
Cumberland Bacon in rashers $1.00
English & Danish in rashers 1.20
SAME HIGH QUALITY.
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A THRILL
PICTUREI
For those with iron nervés and
a steady pulse. It starts with
thrills. It builds to thrills. It
ends in thrilla.
CHEATERS
NEXT CHANGE- SUNDAY, 10th JULY
T
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
HWORLD At 2.30, 5.15,-
E
Everything that's riotously: funny happens in “Almost; a Divorce''
AT PLAY Sydney Howard
Story by Louis Joseph Vanco
Directed by Hamilton MacFadden
FOX PICTURE
with a great cast including Thomas MEIGHAN
Charlotte GREENWOOD
William Bakewell
Linda Watkins Barbara Weeks James Kirkwood
IN
ALMOST A DIVORCE
Two
A Smilestorm
stage
eminent comedians bring their artistry to the screen.
7.15 & 9.20
SONG OF THE WEST
MAJESTIC
TO-DAY
& TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
GARY
COOPER
SYLVIA
SIDNEY "CITY
STREETS
A Caramount Pichura
This gil faces prison- this man faces death! To win the right to love each other because a ruthless power wants her
hates him!
PORTRAYALEE