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SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30.
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A SURGING, FAST-MOVING DRAMA OF THE HIGH SEAS.
A MODERN PIRATE
who became the menace of the
high ens-only to be conquered
by a beutiful stowaway aboard Ile raiúng craft!
ROLAND
WEST'S
CORSAIRS
STARRING
CHESTER MORRIS
With ALISON LOYD
Walton Creen's
UNITED AUTIST
Liberty Magazine Story.
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3 Rools of New & Old Dances entirely in Technicolour with
an All-Star cast produced by Laura Co. of France.
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BY SPECIAL REQUÉST ————————— RE-SCREENING OF
A Great Scrcon Achievement Based on Sinclair Lewis's World Famous Novel.
Ronald Colman & Helen Hayes
in
ARROWSMITH'
SHOWING SOON
The RKO-Radios most wonder Show! A juggernaut of Thrills! Comel Soo! Wonder! Back of the Seanes with an Air Show In the Making! Hollywood gave its Magic Soul to make This Picturo!
**
The LOST SQUADRON"
With RICHARD DIX, MARY ASTOR, ERIC VON STROHEIM. DOROTHY JORDAN, JOEL MCCREA.
All Glory to the Dovil-May-Care Wingmen whose Heroic Daring & Courage Holped to make this the "Picture within
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APICTURES
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SHOWING TO-DAY.
GARY COOPER, SYLVIA SIDNEY
In
"CITY STREETS"
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21st (FRI.) & 23rd (SAT.) OCT.
JEANETTE MacDONALD
in
"OH, FOR A MAN"
A Fox Picture.
Printed and Published for the Proprioters by FREDERICK PERGY CÉANKIAN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Stroot, In the City of Victoria Hana
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1932.
ENGLISHMAN IN ITALY
MUSSOLINI'S REMARKABLE
TRIBUTE
MR. MONTAGU NORMAN
BACK FROM VISIT TO AMERICA
A
SCOTLAND AND SELF- GOVERNMENT
CONSERVATIVE
REVOLT.
À piquant altuation has arison in Glasgow political circles as the result of a breakaway from the ters by a section of the party In ordere of Conservative headquar
Signor Mussolini has paid a re- markable tribute to the Spezia Mission for Italy, which
Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor was of the Bank of England, on ha founded by the Rov, Edward arrival at Liverpool, from the Clarke in the days of Garibaldi, United States, successfully evaded the Catheart division. when Spezia, now Italy's chief both reporters and photographers. naval base and arsenal, was little
The cause of the trouble is the Mr. Norman remained on board development of Scottish national- more than a fishing village.
until long aftor all the other pasom. An Imperialist group was Not only in Il Duce given Bongers had landed. Ils secre-formed recently in Catheart with whole-hearted approval of the lary went, followed by lila valet. strong sympathies towards devolu- work carried on in Italy, but he Then Mr. Normon appeared-with tion in Scottish affairs. In this has acknowledged the loyalty of only just time to catch the boat revolt against offelal Conserva- these English workers to the train at Lime-street station.
tive policy they bave found some Italia
Waving the raportors aside, and influential backing, among those Government and their disinterested efforts among
exclaiming "No talking," he walk who are in favour of a measure of the poorest of the pour.
ed away from the gangway and self-government being the Duke entered a structure on deck. The of Montrose, who will preside at
In spite of opposition from the reporters were not aware that the private informal conference Roman Catholle authorities, Mus- structure had a double entrance, called to sound moderate opinion soļini has charged the Minister of but Mr. Norman was, and while on the question. Justice, Cults, and Public Wor- they waited patiently. Mr. Norman ship to sign the special govern was seen going down the gangway
In the meantime Conservative
ment decree giving full approval of the third class section of the headquarters In Glasgow has to the ministers and pastors of {ship.
passed a resolution dealing direct-
the Spezin Mission for Italy, with- Photographers dashed off to a ly with the Catheart Imperialists' out exception; after studying each waiting motor-ear and prepared to unofficial campaign, reminding individual case, and has conceded receive him there. But Mr. Nor- them that the subject they have full Juridien status to the mis-man was too clever for them. He raised is one of polley, on which sion itself.
had to care at hand. The second the Conservative party as a whole car, with engine running; stood must have a volce. This ruling This menna lint, among many hidden by the warehouse doors. is vigorously combated by the privileges, they cam celebrate the Into this Mr. Norman stopped, and offending minority, who claim that Racramen of marriage without it sped off the station..
"Professor Skinner."
the matter is solely a Scottish con- cern, and that they should not be subjected to dielation from Eng-
special licence. Even more than this: in order to facilitate the duties of the Rev. Mr. Pullen, Mr. Norman, who went to Amesh Conservatives, Signor Mussolini has given him rica as "Professor Clarence.Skin- the standing of a bishop.
iner". (Clarence Skinner
lis
These very concrete tributes secretary's name), travelled from served for "Professor Skinner" will put an end to the public ac-Montreal in order to avoid the and party, but the compartment
At Montreal was empty. ensations of political espionage in American reporters. the greatest military and avaihe entered the ship by the third-
Soon after three o'clock the mys- centre of Italy, which have been class gangway instead of the first,
When the or- levied against the mission in the but was dismayed to and there a tery was solved. official esclesiastical Press.
reporter, who addressed him as dinary passenger train from Liver- "Mr. Norman."
pool drew into the station there, "That's done it!" he exclaimed, at the window of one of the first Mr. Pullen, who may be regard- ed as the second founder of the "I am going to be Montagu Nor- claas compartments, was Mr. Nor- mission, has devoted the whole of man again." And he was no known man, wearing a brown lounge suit a long life, not only to spreading on the homeward voyage. He was and soft black felt hat.. the knowledge of the Bible and the not much in evidence on the trip,
He was alone, and almost before New Testament, but also to im but on the last day allowed the train had iome to standstill proving the moral and material passenger to film him on the strict he jumped to the platform and conditions of slum life in many understanding that the picture was crossed swiftly to a waiting car. parts of Italy.
not published.
which had been drawn up almost When the boat train from Liver-exactly opposite the spot at which The work includes a large or:[pool arrived at Euston more re- his carriage stopped. Mr. Nor- phanage at Spezia, a school, and porters and photographers pre man was being driven out of the club, as well as centres in Tuscany, pared to receive Mr. Norman, but station, chatting to a friend, be- the earthquake zones of Southern hp was nowhere to be agen. fore the first of the other passen- Italy, and near the Yugo-Slavian! A search of the train revealed gera on the train had collected
that a compartment had been re their luggage.
border.
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JACK OAKIE ›
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FRANCES DEE WYNNE GIBSON
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FROM
SUNDAY
JOHN BARRYMORE
LIONEL
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JOHN MILJAN
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EVE GRAY
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POSSESSION"
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| HERBERT MUNDIN
DOROTHY BARTLAM
INITIAL SOREENING IN HONG KONG
RICH MAN'S WIFE VANISHES
POLICE SUSPECT FOUL PLAY
New York, Sept. 16.
ago on a charge of murdering his
released wife, but was
on the ground that it was axiomatic that no crime could ever be proved if a body could not be discovered.
The Jeweller's story is that his wife was killed in a motor accident while touring Canada, but he does not know where she is buried.
To-day the police turned theirs Mr. Charles Dubois, a wealthy attention to a new concrete floor Jowel merchant, of Tuckahoe, Now which Dubols is said to have order.
"THE LAST LOVE" | || York, is undor survelliance by theed for his garage shortly after his
with An All-Star Cast
Produced by
THE UNIQUE COMPANY
Shanghai.
picks.
police because he cannot give them wife vanished, and they propose to n satisfactory explanation of the dig it up with sledge hammers and disappearance of his wife, Edith, from their summer homo `at Plymouth, Massachusetts, a month
Suspicion was Arat directed to Dubois when it was found that be had beon kooping company with. Miss Grace Atwood, a 20-year-old Doubols was arrested some days lart student.
ago.