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CENTRAL THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30.
THE LATEST UNITED ARTISTS SPECIAL FEATURE WALTER GREEN'S FAMOUS LIBERTY MAGAZINE NOVEL THAT THRILLED MILLIONS NOW BECOMES A GREAT SCREEN TRIUMPH. CHESTER MORRIS & ROLAND WEST NEWEST GREAT SUCCESS IN A SÚRGING, FAST-MOVING, HIGHLY-THRILLING AND GREATLY-ENTERTAINING DRAMA OF THE HICH SEAS.
TERROR OF THE HIGH SEAS... Vicious in vic tory, courageous in cour bat, lawless in love-yet he met with defeat in the arms of a beautiful girl!
ROLAND WEST'S
CORSAIR
CHESTER
MORRIS „ALISON LOYD
NEXT CHANGE
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A WONDERFUL CHINESE PICTURE WITH ENGLISH TITLES.
"TWO SWORDS" PT. 1 & 2
SHOWING SOON
CHARLIE MURRAY & GEORGE SIDNEY
IN THEIR NEWEST LAUGHING HIT
CAUGHT CHEATING
FOX TAI PING THEATRE
\PICTURES/
QUEENS AD, WEST, TEL, NO, 27176
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Branded a coward after the crack-up that killed his pal-can he win back fame and glory? She says "yes" and tells him how for she is his hope, his courage, his
"SKY BRIDE
A Garamount Picture
A thrill-story of during
feats in the oir-lones
with
RICHARD ARLEN
JACK OAKIE — ROBERT COOGAN
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(INCLUDING OF TAXI
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Tel. 30171,
NEXT CHANGE:-"MONTE CARLO.”
ROTHESAY DOCK
`GLASGOW PLEASED WITH. DECISION TO RESUME
Navigation Trust to re-open to-mor- row the Rothery Dock at Clydebank. Since the deck closed a fortnight ago there has been a stendy improve- ment in trade in Glasgow Harbour, const shipments of general having specially Increased.-Renter's
· London, Sept. 2. Keen satisfaction is felt in Glas- gow at the decision of the Clyde Specair.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
REFUSAL TO ALLOW WITHDRAWAL
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1932.
BURGLER VISITS AIR FACILITIES IN
GRACA & CO.
GETS PRACTICALLY NOTHING
Entry was obtained from a back-
AFRICA
BIG DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES
London, Sept. 2. effect is being given to the pro-1
As already reported, immediate visions of the Beit Trust, under which £30,000 is to be dovoted to the improvement of air communi-
Över £10,000 has already been
Subject to further investigation, The stamp and seed emporium Mr. Wynne-Jones, at the Central of Messrs. Graca & Co, at Ne, 10, Police Court this morning, declin- Wyndham Street, was broken into ed to allow the prosecution to by a burglar last night or early withdraw a charge of embezzle- this morning. ment which was brought by the Sze Yup Steamship Co. against yard by the intruder removing a cation in Africa. Taui Vai-hing, a former employee, pane of glass from a window, this who was alleged to have convert enabling him to wrench off a pad- ed to his own use $1,584 which lock by which the window was ear-marked for immediate-tisks in had been collected from Mesars, secured from the inside. "He Northern and Southern Rhodesia Siemssen Co., of Canton, bótween found himself in what In the along the route followed by the January and September, 1930. normal course of events would Imperiai Airways in their flights |
Mr. Prentice, of Messrs. Has have been the kitchen, but is used
with passengers, mails and ting. Dennys and Bowley, appearby Messrs. Graca & Co., 119
freight over the Calro-Capetown ed for the complainants, and Mr. storeroom. A closed door locked sections of the airmail which con- F. E. Nash represented the defen- on the other side barred progress nects-South Africa with England. dant.
into the shop itself, and the in- The Immediate work includes Mr. Prentice said he was intruder endeavoured to cut through the provision of new alighting structed that the money was paid the panels.
grounds, enlargement and to a subordinate of the defendant After some time spent at this | improvement of existing nero- and under the circumstances the task, bat munking no impression dromes, and careful attention is complainants wished to withdraw beyond Few scratches, he being paid to improving the fuck- the charge.
evidently gave up the attempt and litles for wireless communication Aircraft and land
Bworn.
His Worship, who lies often turned his attention to the con- between strongly criticised the prosecutiontents of the storeroom. Here he stations, and also to the develop- for withdrawing charges after appears to have been grievously ment of telephone services as be- warrants of arrest have been disappointed, and had to be con- tween air stations or as between declined to dismiss the tent with a looking glass which belaerodromes and towns or cities.-- case without further investigation. (wrenched from its fastenings on British Wireless, He remarked that if Mr. Prentice the wall. A few other odds and had no further instructions in the ends of ne considerable value were matter, he should send all the also taken. documents to his Worship, and they would be impounded and sent to the Attorney General,
The case was adjourned to Tues day.
"MATI HARI”
HIGH PRAISE FOR
BIG FILM
boxes.
From an outhouse in the back- yard, the burglar took away about
half-a-dozen empty seed Of what possible value these could bo is a mystery,
Mr. John R. Luke arrived from, England this morning by the s.. Fushimi Maru to join the staff of the Hongkong Telegraph and S. C. M. Post.
This is what The British Cinema known players as Lionel Barry of May 4th says of "Mati Harl."more, Lewis Stone, Karen Morely, the big film now showing at the Alge. B. Francis, C. Henry Gordon and a host of other equally well Queen's Theatre:
Mati Hari, which is released known players.
"It is probably the most success- on September 26th, and which is fat picture in which Garbo has at present creating a sensation at the Empire in London, brings to yet appeared. The figures for the the screen one of the strongest that this is no mis-statement, for first week-end at the Empire prove casts ever assembled in one pie- Lure.
Garbo as the noterious war- Saturday the film broke every time spy. and Ramon Novarro that set up by Broadway Melody record for the house, including the young Russian oficer with whom she falls in love. are co- and the week-end business beat by starred in the romantic drama of Divers, Trader Horn. Emma, a wide margin that set up by Hell the Secret Service while the sup The Rise of Helga, 'A Free Soul, porting cast includes such well Private Lives,' 'Min and Bill.'
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MOUNT EVEREST
EXPEDITION
BRITISH PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR
London, Sept. 2.
Admiral Sir William Good- enough, President of the Royal Geographical Society, and Brigadier General Bruce, for the President of the Alpine Club, announce that a British expedi tion to Mount Everest will take
in 1933, the consent having been received place
through the Government of India.
Dalai Lama's
The Mount Everest Committee will announce the plans in due
course.
Brigadier General Bruce has informed Reuter that the per- yet been settled. hut it will be sonnel of the expedition has not definitely British.
Ito will not which will start early in the New himself accompany the expedition, Year and make the ascent about May-Router.
KINGS THEATRE
Romeo and Juliet Lunching
0
at a Soda Fountain!
Dreaming of tomorrow and the
five-dollar raise that will raise them to heaven on earth -and pay for the marriage license!
From the Grea! Broadway Play of Young Lovel
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313
TO-MORROW
CAN A PRETTY GIRL
QET AWAY
WITH
MURDER?
This
thought so 'till she faced a resi
murder chargel,
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
SALLY
with
SPENCER
EILERS TRACY
After Tomorrow BRENDEL
with Charles Farrell
Marian Nixon · Minna Gomball · William Collier, Sr. From the stage hit by John Golden and Hugh Stange FRANK BORZAGE PRODUCTION
TO-DAT
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7.15 & 9, 80 p.m.
FOX PICTURE
ORIENTAL
· meitä
Carole LOMBARD
cargo
Ricardo CORTEZ
Paul
LUKAS
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK- PRROY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria Hong-
This girl seeks PERFECTION fn love-and finds
NO ONE MAN
[A Gteramount Picture /
FLEMING ROAD, WANGHAI, TEL. 28478
TO-MORROW
JÁCKIE COOPER
and
ROBERT COOGAN
in
"SOOKY"
A Paramount Picture
QUEENS THEATRE
AT THE
SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 GARBO'S SENSATION!
Garbo the unrivalled, and Novarro, the Prince of Romance, bring you now a drama that will remain forever in
mind and heart!
7
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A groator triumph than any bofore this romanso of the spy who diod for love, will be the year's
sensation!
Greta
GARBO NOVARRO
Mata Hari
« Mero Golduyn Mayer semua
with
LEWIS STONE
LIONEL BARRYMORE
ALSO IN THE PROGRAMM Z.
The 3rd Series of M-G-M—Fiit's Voice Guessing Competition
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The Last of the Red Hot Mammar
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