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THE HONGKONG
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A MASTER PICTURE MADE BY MASTER-CRAFTMEN, ENACTED BY A MASTER CAST, FILMED ON A MASTER-SET BY MASTER- PHOTOGRAPHY. REALISM THAT THRILLS... BRAVERY THAT
STIRS. BEAUTY THAT AWAKENS. IT'S AN AIR EPIC OF
WITH THE WAR "ACES,"
REMARKABLE SOUND SYN- CHRONIZATION & SPLENDID MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT.
A tragic flood of leadt
Madly be fired round after round into the vital of the ship of the air that bore tifo insiguia of the engry.
How was he to know that the pilot was the pal he believed dead-the very pal he had been arcaging!
It's the most stirring climax the screen has givet And It's but oùe of a host of 'towering mosents in a mighty picture that will carry you over the douds to a thousand thrills. AC tually filmed intes trig in tise als
It's the picture which thedded Bradway for cfare
than a year. W's the pícuare London, Paris and all
the big cities of the worki halled as the greatest
terpiece. It has won a rising volume of praise.
B
WING
CLARA BOW CHARLES (BUDDY) ROGERS RICHARD ARLEN GARY COOPER
SHOWING SOON
[Paramount
Picture
THE GREATEST THILL PICTURE OF ALL TIME, NOTHING LIKE IT BEFORE! NOTHING LIKE IT AGAIN! A MIRACLE OF PICTURE MAKINGIA DRAMA YOU'LL NEVER FORGET!
WHITE HELLO
MAJESTIC
MAURICE
CHEVALIER
The Love Parade
LUBITSCH
AN ERNST
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PRODUCTION
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Never before has
such a thoroughly delightful entertain-
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Spectacular! Witty! Melodious.!
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TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13,
OLYMPIC GAMES POSITION
BRITISH SEVENTH ON LIST
("Telegraph" Special),
Los Angeles, Aug. 12. The first eight on the unofficial score-card, covering all the various Olympic activities to date, are as follows:
United States
Italy
France
Finland
Sweden „Germany
Britain Japan
G10%
218
174
158 141
113/ 107 94
NEW YORK'S GRAFT GIANTS DOUBLE-PLAY
SCANDAL
(Continued from Page 1).
under the Constitution and the Jawa, is empowered to net.
dards
NEITHER FRANK NOR TRUTHFUL
ACHIEVEMENT
Are Still Pipped by the Dodgers
for
New York, Aug. 12. "From the record submitted, and
Some of the most brilliant défen- after a hearing, you can determine sive baseball of the season was whether the public interests and witnessed when the Giants lost by the maintenance of decent stan- the only run scored, to, Brooklyn, among public officials re-to-day. New York Yielded wonder- quire that the Hon. James J. Waik- fully, completing six double plays.
perfectly pitched er should be removed from
the Clark office of Mayor of the city, and can Brooklyn and blanked the Glants, take such action as may be just to allowing only four hits, Mayor Walker and the people of Chuck Klein increased his lead jover Babe Ruth in the home run into the Judge Seancy finds that Mayor struggle, hitting twice Walker's testimony before the le- bleachers to-day. Virgil Davis and gislative committee "was neither Lee of the Phillies also hit for the India appears in the list for the frank nor truthful," and that his circuit.. first time as a result of her bril-purpose "in being evasive and un- In the American League. lant hockey victory. She is tweu-truthful was to hinder and ob cellar-warmers tieth on the list with ten points.struct" the prosecution of the in-Athletics, Jolley rapping out the
vestigation and to prevent an winning run. effective investigation of his ac-
Results:- tivities as Mayor and a complete
Reuter,
the city."
BRITISH PRINCES IN disclosure of his conduct in office."
VENICE
HEARTILY CHEERED
BY CROWDS
the
defeated the
HH S
! NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Now York Brooklyn
0
1
12
SILVER SLUMP
Philadelphia Boston
1.1 8
0
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland Detroit
OCCURS
AMERICAN DEMAND
SLACKENS
Following the previous day's sensational rise. silver slumped (both in London and New York yes-
terday.
London, Aug. 12. The Prince of Wales and Prince George renched Venice this after- noon and found, a grent crowd; awaiting them at Santa Imeia station They were heartily cheered as they left for their hotel.
The decline in London was The Imperial Airways seaplane 7/16ths. China and speculators "Sotyr"" will carry them, to-morrow sold, and at the decline specula- to Corfu, where they will join the tors bought,, the market closing Mediterranean Fleet. The pro-steady. After the official fixing, gramme of the Fleet's manoeuvres American demand slackened, and makes it impossible for the the market became very uncertain. Princes to attend all the social New York reports a decline of a functions given in their honour at cent and a quarter, with the nur Corfu. but they will land and ket weak. The cross-rate has attend a reception on Sunday dropped to 3.47. The island is gaily decorated with the Greek and British flags. --British Wireless.
AIR TO AUSTRALIA IMPERIAL AIRWAYS WILL EXTEND SERVICE
Melbourne, Aug. 12. Another proposal for an
Australia service between England has just been revealed.
Imperial Airways Limited
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 5.10,
7.15 89.30 p.m.
Locally, the dollar is unchanged. The market is quiet, with very little inclination to do business in the uncertain conditions prevail. jug..
air-
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
3 · 6
5
3
46 79
-Reuter.
RADIO WIN
CRICKET CLUB LOSE IN TENNIS LEAGUE
the
Playing อย the Hongkong Cricket Club courts yesterday, the Radio Sports Club defented home team by 6 sets to 3 in a "C" Division tennis league match. Scores:-
J. G. Haig and A. R. Jackson (H.K.C.C.) lost to G, M, Khan and W. Wu 3-6; bout A. E. Jeffries & E. Davies G-4; lost to W. J. Chan- son and Y. Y. Lam 3-6.
G. S. Gamble and C. F. Horridge (H.K.C.C.) lost to Khan and Wu 4-6; beat Jeffries and Davies 6-3; bent Chanson and Lam 6-3.
offered to extend its India mail service to Singapore, pro- viding Australia will undertake to complete the service to Australia.
A report on the matter is to be L. C. Finch and A. W. Torrible forwarded to Cabinet by the (H.K.C.C.) lost to Khan and Wu Anglo-Australian Air Mail De-2-6; lost to Jeffries and Davies 3-6; has partmental committee.--Reuter. lost to Chanson and Lam 3-6.
air and
KINGS THEATRE
Elissa Landi
in
WICKED
Recklessly she loved and dearly she paid- but could she make men repay her for the heartaches and tears, the loss of a trust that went with kisses?
WITH
with
VICTOR McLAGLEN
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POX
QUEENS THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20. A PICTURE THAT MAKES HISTORY!
WaLLace
Beery
Jackie
COOPER
KIN C
VIDOR
„PRODUCTION
THE
CHAMP
Out
OT
the.
magle studios
of
California
has come a pic-
ture so thrill-
ing, so moving. that true 'im- mortality awalts it!
Until you've seen these two in this film, you haven't seen the greatest of all the talkles! Juckic as the. boy who fought his father's fight--~ Wallace Beery as the man wha fought to justify the kid's faith In
him!
‚'
-ALSO.
A Mera Goldwyn Mayer. PICTURE
THE FIRST SERIES OF THE
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-"Flit " $500-Voice Guessing Contest.
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The Famous London Revue Star in Her
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She
Traded Love
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She Wanted a Millionaire
ORIENTAL
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PEGGY SHANNON
JOAN BENNETT SPEHICER TRACY Una Merkel
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