CENTRAL THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30.
The.
A powerful and interesting picture with marvellous underwater thrills in a drama of sea tompests and hoart storms. underwater photography is some of the best over filmed and curtainly the best over recorded. These scones are a positive somsation from start to finish and highly entertaining too.
Where Life Is Measured in Seconds A Love Drama Is Untangled!
Thrills as Boundless A: the Sea!
fifty fathoms deep
JACK HOLT
In a Lovin', Fightin' Role
With Loretta Sayers Richard Cromwell · Mary Doran
Directed by Roy Wm. Neill
A Columbia Picture
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The latest Chinese movietone singing and talking
Super Special Drama
YANG NOI MUI
in
"THE LAST LOVE”
with an All-Star cast produced by the Unique Co. SHOWING SOON
The mightest aviation spectacle the whole world's talking about now perfectly synchronized with sound.
o Garamount spicture
WINGS
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GARDEN
( PEN-AIR
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FREDRIC MARCH, MIRIAM HOPKINS
& ROSE HOBART
in
Paramount's Greatest Sensational THRILL of THRILLERS
A Screen production that has no equal, The strangest, most shiv'ry character in all theatredom's history! "Dr.. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," the romantic, beloved physician who loses and regains control of himself at will, becoming, in the fearsome shadows of the night, a loathsome monster seeking demoniac pleasures.
If this picture docsn't grip you, stir you, thrill you, then you are blase indeed.
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UNITED FRONT
GEN HAN FU-CHU URGES POLITICAL COUNCIL
Peking, July 26. The Peking political council mot ht 11 a.m. to-day under the chair- manship of Chang Haueh-liang,
ANDMR HYDE
With the incom
pamble se of "The Royal Family," sup boned by cast of Over 300.
tarles on the political, military, diplomatic and Bunncial problems in North China, Han Fu-chu addressed the gathering, advocat- ing a united front among the military leaders to dont with the present national crisis.
It in understood that the Johol aftuation was discussed, but Those prosent included all tho visit-decision was arrived at. ing military loaders. After
The council will meet again on porta had been made by the secre- Friday-Router.
„Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Stret, in the City of Victorin Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1932.
HARBIN G.P.O.
CLOSED
FOREIGN OFFICIAL OBEYS NANKING
Harbin, July 27,
The postal service In Harbin has been suspended by the Com- missioner, Mr. F. L. Smith, acting undier instructions from Nanking.
471-
HARBIN ISOLATED
SEVERE, FLOODS IN VICINITY
INCESSANT RAIN
Mr. Smith has issued a notifien- | tion disclaiming responsibility for
(Special to Telegraph”) the Post Oflice's abilities in savings bank deposits, for
Harbin, July 27. Harbin has been almost com- cashed money orders and other pletely isolated by the serious on sight payments in the Liaoning flooding of and Kihei Districts, amounting country, as the result of inces
the surrounding several handred thousand dollars.
sant and heavy rainfall.
WATCH THEFT
SEQUEL
CHINESE GETS TWO MONTHS
Sentence of two months' hard labour was imposed on a Chinese who appeared before Mr. Wynne- Bones at the Central Police Court this morning on a charge of steal- ing a watch.
The defendant was arrested after he had been seen to pick the pocket of a European in Queen's Rond West, but the victim, who was un aware of the theft, bad disappeared had arrested the defendant. On from sight by the time an officer
being taken to the Police Station watch was found. At the time the the defendant was searched and the owner was in the charge room re- porting the loss of the article and in-he, at, once recognised the time-
#piece.
and
The Commissioner declares that The lowlying parts of the city the moyable and immovable assets are feet deep in water and all of the Post Office, amounting to traffic to the east, the south $2,700,000, are more than enough the west of Harbin has been to fully cover all liabilities. terrupted.
The Manchukuo Government officials here are attempting restore the service and intend toi use Japanese stamps for foreign mail.
Reuter. MANCHUKUO ACTION.
Later
te
TRACK WASHED OUT.
During his detention in a cell ponded when the railway track prisoner with a lens and received Communication had to be sus defendant was attacked by another at the Central Police Station the was washed out at a point about a cut to his throat. The aasailunt seventeen miles to the east of Haris alleged to have attempted to cut bin, and the flouts have also himself but was prevented by other
prisoners.
The Manchukuo postal service caused trattic to be seriously de- is partly functioning. Employees layed in the neighbourhood have received three days' notice to | Tuolaiche, seventy-eight miles to resume duties, otherwise they will the south of Harbin, be discharger. - Reuter.
LATE EX-KING MANOEL
PLANS FOR LISBON FUNERAL
London, July 26. The British cruiser Concord will! sail from Portsmouth with the body of ex-King Manoel of Por Tugal on Friday next, in order to arrive at Lisbon on August 2nd. Two destroyer's will escurt the Concord a part of the way.
In Lisbon, General Carmona. President of the Republic, is per somally supervising the civil ar- rangements of the funeral and has invited all members of the Diplo matic Corps to attend.--British Wireless.
Four beatmen were charged before Cloud. Hole, at the Marine Court this morning, with having caused abtraction by anchoring their boats in the Central Fairway. The nilmitted the charge, and were each lined $5 or five days' imprisonment.
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 5.10,
7.15 89.30 p.m.
HMMA-She wants Joe. But she only knows abour' men from the books abe's read. Can the
get film?
To the west, the Chinese Eastern Railway track is awash for miles, the floods being most serious in the vicinity of Tientsaokang, about forty miles to the west.
The maintenance of the service requires constant repairs. Rew-
ter.
Mariann
DULL EXCHANGE MARKET
PRACTICALLY NO BUSINESS
SNATCHER WELL.
PUNISHED
EUROPEAN LADY ROBBED
hard
Sentence of six months' Inhour and twelve strokes of the birch was passed by Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on Wong Tak-pin, who was convicted of snatching " Handbag from Mrs. Sylvin Stain- field in Cox's Path yesterday.
Inspector Booker said Mrs. Stainfield was walking along Cox's Path when-defendant came from behind and snatched and defendant was caught by a handbag. She raised the alarm. bar-boy employed by the United Services Recreation Club. Indian corporal came along at this 18th moment and they together took small the defendant to the Yauntati After Polic Station. In the bug
The Hongkong exchange market is stiff in the practically no business passing, doldrums, with The dollar remains at ts, 3d with the inter-bank rate about Is. 38.
In Lomion, silver is up China and India were buyers on a steady market. the
up Ber
was
official fixing, the, market ruled idle, with America displa$0 in cash, and the value of the ing no interest.
contents including a fountain
York, but
Silver is unchanged izt
futures The cross-rule is 3.54.
are
pen amounted to $49.
New After passing sentence, his easier. Worship commended the bar-boy
and the Indian corporal.
KINGS THEATRE
PHYLLIS-She's
got a hold on jer. And she learned about men from men. Can the keep him?
Two
KINDS
OF WOMEN
FLEMING
ROAD, WANGHAI,
A Guramount Picture
with
Miriam Hopkins Phillips Holmes
Wynne Gibson, Stuart Erwin
Irving Pichel
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313
TO-MORROW
"I'yo boon a good wife to you Georgol And now this!... I'm helpless! God
pity us..."
HUSBANDS! HOLIDAY
a
Qaramount Steturr with
OLIVE BROOK Charlie Ruggles
Vivienne Osborne
Juliette Compton Harry Bannister
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is it a
Tra SIN?
-to defy
the world's
censure for the happiness of your child?
-to say "I am not your mother" while your heart crica out to him?
-to sacrifice everything for a great love?
If it is, then that was
The SIN of
MADELON CLAUDET
"CALL THE COPI” Boy Friends Comedy
A
Thrilling BRITISH.
Murder Mystery!
with
HELEN HAYES
Neil HAMILTON Lowis STONE Jean HERSHOLT
Al80
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TO-MORROW
Adapted
from
"JACK
O'
LANTERN"
ARTHUR WONTNER in CONDEMNED TO DEATH
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"ABRAHAM
LINCOLN WALTER HUSTON
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UNA MERKEL
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7.15 & 9,20
"KING of the WILD"
MAJESTIC
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with Linda Watkins John Boles Greta Nisson
Minne Gombell Hadda Hoppor
A FOX PICTURI
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
She Knew........
That Kisses Wouldn't Hold A Husbrad...... Tears Wouldn't Bring Him Back.........So She
Became A
SPORT
P
"GOOD