CENTRAL THEATRE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1932.
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 cloarost and the price is the highest. Wa 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.
The Newest Chinese Super Special Sound-on-Film Singing and Talking Feature MISS YANG NOI MUI
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MISS
IN -
SHANGHAI
Produced by the Tien Yi Co., Shanghai with an all Star Cast.
SHOWING SOON
The Latest 1932 United Artists Special Feature
Bolard
Weste
Ünited Artists Plotune
SA Chester Morris
ALSO:-
The Newest Universal Special Production WALTER HUSTON and HELEN CHANDLER
IN
"A HOUSE DIVIDED
-RECLAMATION GROUNDS, WANCHAI
GARDEN
OPEN-AIR CINEMA
TO-NIGHT
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
"
THEATRE
-TALKING PICTURES.
TWICE NIGHTLY 7.30
9.20
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STARTING THURSDAY, JULY 14.
MARXS "MONKEY BUSINESS" I
BROTHERS
THE
MAJESTICA
MIRAC MAN
amantunt Gicture
with
SYLVIA SIDNEY CHESTER MORRIS
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
Two lovers in a world of sin and gin! Who'll set them right, who'll show them the glory of a life without greed, the happiness of a Love with- out jealousy? "The Miracle Man"--who cures the ills of Humanity by Faith, and Faith Alone!
THE LAUSANNE AGREEMENT
"NEW BOOK BEGINNING-SAYS
MR. MACDONALD
Lausanne, July 9. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald opened of the the final plenary session Conference at 10 a.m. to-day before the crowd of smiling delegates.
Sir John Simon read a statement on behalf of Britain extending the moratorium among the creditor Powers until the ratification of the agreement, and the French and Italian delegates read similar state-
ments.
Then followed the signature of the agreement by the delegates,
THE PAOTINGFU FRACAS.
TWO MORE STUDENTS
SUCCUMB
MUNITION DEPOT EXPLOSION
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT NANKING
Peking, July 10.
Nanking, July 10. Two of the students who were A horrible tragedy occurred early involved in a fracas at Pantingful this morning when a fire broke munition on Thursday have since succumbed, out at G o'clock at bringing the total death roll to factory, believed to belong to General Chen Tino-yuan's troops.
twelve.
A
Seventeen students have been Forty soldiers were guarding handed over to the courts for trial, the depot at the time, and many and twenty-one are still under ex-are believed to have perished. amination by the palice,
Panic immediately reigned in The magistrate states that six out of the eight students killed aro the neighbourhood of the depot, terrified known to have been communists. causing a big influx of
making residents into the city, Reuter.
their escapo from the smoke, fire and explosions.
those signing being Mr. MacDonald state
Terrific Explosions.
A Peking message of July 8
[Martial law has been proclaim- (Britain), M. Benkin (Belgium),
clash M. Herriot (France), Herr voued at Paotingfu following a
Thursday morning between
The depot is situated outside the Papen (Germany), Mr. Yoshida on (Japan), Sig. Mosconi (Italy). M. radical students of the Second South-west gate of the city, and Zaleski (Poland), and also dele- Normal school and the police, as a consequently the explosions were result of which six studenta were not heard in the elty until 9 Rates of South Africa, New Zea- killed and six others injured. o'clock when they were at their land, Canada and Australia.
Police losses are placed at four height. killed and 12 injured. The fracas
Was
the climax to a two weeks stege by the police, instituted be cause of the refusal of the students to leave the premises. The trouble started over the appointment of a new Principal to whom the
"Our Work is Ended." Addreasing the Conference, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald declared, "Our work is indeed ended. After three weeks we have come to an agree ment which was not too easy to attain. There were too many old students objected. Communist in memories, which are the hardest tluence is believed to be al the to uproot, but our work has put | bottom of the affair.] a new page in history. We are not ending the chapter, but begin-I ning a new book. The burden im- ! posed upon Germany disturbed world trade, even a self-contained nation like the United States being | as hard hit as ourselves.
"Individual prosperity caunoti exist alone. The agreement signed, here must Inve responav
every where else. It is to be hoped that Geneva will put an end to the waste arianments, but disarmament i not enough. We must have candour and confidence in moral disarmament among the nations. We must extend the hand of friend ship and give encouragement to all struggling nations. The Eastern nations must come in.
Japan Warned.
OBITUARY.
WIFE OF MR. WILLIAM
from the
The streets to and depot are now heavily guarded by policemen and soldiers with drawn pistola.
held being Are Ambulances
waiting ready at the city gate for the explosions to subside in order that the relief corps may search for the wounded and dead. The ensualties have not ret been enlculated.-Renter.
At Least 50 Dend,
The oficial report says that 40 people were injured by the exple- sion and fire, but the number of dend is impossible to estimate. Estimates give it as at least 50,
YINSON LEE Word was received in Hongkong,
of Mrs. yesterday of the death
tping Lowe, wife of Mr. William
The multions were stored in # Yinson Lee, who was recently in Hongkong. Mrs, Lee passed away temple which was blown to bits, quietly on Saturday night at the while the police headquarters ad- Shanghai Sanitarium, where she jacent suffered the same fate. had been a patient since returning
Many people, in order to escape } from front Hongkong in May.
the fire, jumped into the Mr. Lee, who is a brother of Meiver and many were drowned.--
Chor-chi, well-known local Li
Reuter, singer, is head of the Chinese De- partment of the Sun Life In- surance Company, President of the Chinese Mission to Lepera, Japanese delegate, Mr. MacDonaldganiser of the Y's Men's Clubs added, "Japan must show the same throughout China, and a prominent
Rotarian and Freemason. homage to the League of Nations i as others until we are all in peace." He emphasised that the origin of the world's wealth lay in a free interchange of trade and commerce, and anything which interfered with
The city of Berlin, July 10. that interchange should be re-
While President Ilindenburg is burning, following recent clashes moved. Henceforth Germany semi-officially stated to be satisfied between handits and defenders. would take her place with other with the outcome of the Lausanne in the tank they had set Conference the Nazis have not themselves in bringing back pro-hesitated to express disapproval of sperity to the world.
the settlement.
Turning to Mr.
powers
Yoshida.
the
On the subject of disarmament, he urged that naval disarmament must come as well as national dis- armament.
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HENGTAOHOTZE ABLAZE.
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Mrs. Le left two daughters and son.
RUSSIANS EXECUTED BY BANDITS
Harbin, July 19. Hengtaohotze
JA
German Nationalists Annoyed.
Bandits have executed several Russians, suspected of being members of the defence guards.
A bandit military train, with Their orge, the Volkishcher Beobachter anys, "The spirit of twelve guns, proceeding east of Versailles prevailed. Von Papen Hengtaohotze collided with has signed another German 1.0.U." locomotive, with the result that A great step forward had to-day Hitler's Berlin lieutenant Herr twenty were killed and wounded. been taken, concluded the British Goebbels was even more outspoken, The bandits have control Premier.
and said, "We don't feel bound to the situation; and there is After M. Herriot had paid a tri- the Treaty of Lausanne as the Von further information at present bute to the Secretariat and the Papen Government is not authoris- concerning the despatch of Japan- journalists for their work, the con-ed to sign in the name of the ese troops from Hailin and Imien- ference came to a close ai 11.25 Nationalists."-Reuter's Special po for the purpose of restoring a.m.-Reuter and British Wireless. i Servicc.
order. Reuter's Sperial.
LAST TWO
.DAYS
At 2.30, 5.10,
7.15 89.30 p.m.
KINGS THEATRE
TWO OLD FRIENDS COMFORT EACH OTHER WITH DOUBTFUL SUCCESS
SYDNEY HOWARD & NELSON KEYS
IN
almost a Divorce
NAZISTAIGHTENING OUT A MARRIAGE TANGLE
When a woman's jealous of a man's best friend there's no telling what may happen.
-A BRITISH PICTURE.
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313
NEXT CHANGE Wednesday, 13th JULY
Dark socrats from
hor past should not mallor-but they dol
DANCERS
IN THE
DARK"
A Paramount Picture
with MIRIAM
HOPKINS JACK OAKIE WILLIAMCOLLIER,Jr. EUGENE PALLETTE
of
ΠΟ
QUEENS THEATRE
The Air is Always Cool and Fresh No Circulation of Old Air, but Natural Ventilation Comfortable Healthy Safe
To-day to Wednesday at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 MARIE DRESSLER WINS AGAIN!
She was awarded the highest acting honours
for her fine work in "MIN AND BILL"
>
She'll win again with this heard-warming protrayal of drudge who murring her boss!
the
Marie
Preceded by
in
DRESSLER
brings you laughs and tears in ber most lovable
part in
CLARENCE
BROWN'S production
Emma
CHARLEY CHASE
LOOSER THAN LOOSI and
HEARST NEWS
Richard Cromwel! Jean Harsholt Myran Loy
Maro-Goldwyn Mayer mETUNE
PacTukia
NEXT CHANGE
EDWARD EVERETT HORTON
in
ONCE A GENTLEMAN
Screen's Funniest Comedy!
TO-DAY 8 TO-MORROW
T
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STAR Daily at 2.30, 5.20
RAMON
7.20 € 9.20 p.m.
NOVARRO
reaches new heights of romantic entertainment
Daybreak
PASSENGER CHARGED. | his friends in Manlia made him a pre-
A PRESENT GETS CHINESE IN TROUBLE
sentation of the dagger.
Hi Worship remarked that the weapon was a dangerous-looking one, but it might have been kopt as a curio.
A dangerous-looking dagger was produced at the Kowloon Magistracy Inspector Elston said it was too as an exhibit on Saturday morning, dangerous a weapon to be kept as a when a Chinese passenger on the Pre- curio. He had been instructed to ask sident Jefferson was brought before for a fine and the confiscation of the Mr. Fraser on a charge of being in weapon. unlawful possession of the weapon.
Defendant tolt his Worship that he Prosecuting, Sub-Inspector Elston was not particularly anxious to keep told his Worship that the Police were the dagger. He was leaving the satisfled that the defendant did not | Colony that day.
make any attempt to conceal this
His Worship reduced defendant's weapon. It was found among his lug-bail of $50 to $10, and remanded the gago when the President Jefferson case for a week, the weapon to be arrived in port from Manila, as a xes kept by the Police meanwhile, HIS sult of the ordinary Police search. Worship Intimated, that if the defend-
ant did not appear at the soxt hear Defendant, continued the Inspector,ing, the weapon would be confiscated. was a respectable merchant of Manlin,
Defendant said he was leaving for ilis shop went bankrupt some time Canton over the week-end and would : ngo, and before he returned to China, not return to claim the weapon.
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