CENTRAL
THEATRD
Reached by Went Bound Queen's Road Bus. TO-DAY & TO-MORROW.
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
Directed by
LEW AYRES
JAMES WHALE from the novel by Donald Henderson Clarke, Produced by Carl Larmmle, Jr, Presented by Carl Loummie A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
MAE CLARKE UNA MERKEL JOHN HALLIDAY ANDY DEVINE
in
the intimate drama of a young doctor and his prettiest patient, who could not wait for life's greatest thrills}
IMPATIENT MAIDEN
SHOWING FRIDAY
"BRING THEM IN !" "Get every crook in town Drive them out of their dona. Round them up in the resorts. Tear the town apart if you must... but BRING THEM IN !
One of them killed my son. and we're got to find him!" That's what the fighting-mad police captain told his men in
melodrama this mighty to-day.
Co-starring
LEO CARRILLO MARY BRIAN
with
NOAH BEEYY RUSSELL GLEASON.
of
Dedicated to the Polico Force in Their War Against Crime !
UNIVERSAL PICTURE
HOMICIDE SQUAD
STARTING SUNDAY
FRANK
Amazing sound-film record of BUCK'S adventure in the Malayan jungle!
BRING EM RACK ALIVE
MONARCHICAL PLOT UNEARTHED.
TWO MEN AND WOMAN HELD IN SHANTUNG
RKO RADIO PICTURE Produced by Van Beuren Corp
Shantung. The accused were Li Lou-chuan, Fu Pao-chi, who style themselvas "The Heavenly and Earthly Emperors of the later Ching Dynasty. The woman is named Sung.
An Interesting feature of the trial was an exhibition of dragon Shanghai, Dec. 20. robes, aceptres and other articles According to a Chinese message usually associated with monarchical from Tainanfu, General Han Fu- order, seized by the Polico when chu, Governor of Shantung, par- they raided the houses of the pri sonally interrogated three men, one sonore. Owing to the novel nature a woman, who were recently arrest of the case, the trial attracted ed in connexion with an alleged thousands of spectators.--Router's monarchical restoration plot In Special.
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEROY FRANKLIN, At 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hong-
kong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1932.
NAVAL CONCERT.
SHOWA MARU HOLED.
BY MASSED STRING BANDS FROM SHIPS
STRIKES ROCKS OUTSIDE KOBE HARBOUR
COMPANY REPORT.
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING COMPANY
Shanghal, loc. 20.
The annual general meeting of the The massed alring bands of
While on her way to Shanghal shareholders of the Chinese Engineer- H.M. Shipa made their debut in
Kobo, the Osaka Shonen fr and Mining Co., Ltd. was to be the Colony last evening, when, from under the baton of Mr. W. Hum-Kaisha's freight aleamor. Showa held in London on the 20th December,
atruck
rock near 1032, when the Directors' Report and phrey, L.R.A.M., Bandmaster of Maru
en-Kobo last night. The ship was Statement of Accounts for the year: H.M.S. Kent they gave an
and rescue vosaels ended 30th. June, 1032, was to bo joyable concert. The programme 'badly holod
The following is an extract from contained many pupular numbers which had rushed to the scene, hnd submitted. which were delightfully rendered, to take off the crow.
Salvage vessels are trying to pre- the Directors' report: and it must have been a disap pointment to the organisers that vont the ship from bocoming a total
loss-Reuter. the attendance was not larger.
Amongst those present were Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, Com mander-in-Chief of the
was the
Bense
of
China and the Interpretation by the in- Flest and Miss Kelly, Capt. W. G. jstrumentalists of this number was McKenzie, H.M.S. Hermes, Capt.highly appreciated.
The concert waltz, "Casino T. B. Drow, H.M.S. Kent, Com- mander Pecker, H.M.S. Kent, and Dances", by Gung was next and Commodore G. Layton, Chief of the charming melody and marked rhythm were brought out to per- Staff to the Admiral.
The orchestra comprised G0 in- fection. struments. The opening number The concluding piece was the overture "Guillaume military march "Pomp and Cir- Tell" which was by far the best cumstance" by Elgar, which has as piece played and in which the ita Trio the brondly swinging violins had ample scope. The melody subsequently known as piece is by Rossini, whose umbi-"Land of Hope and Glory" which tion to write opera later became is an example of Elgar's love of
fine and a reality, and it is by the over- Country
that the patriotism. tures to these opera concert enthusiast known him To-night another concert will be best.
given at the Lee Theatre and the The second item was Caleridge items will be: Symphony No. 8 in B Taylor'a "Petite Suite de Concert" Minor (Schubert), excerpts from and the rendering was delightful. the ever-popular suite to "Peor This кля followed by Liszt's Gynt" of Greig, Rhapsody No. I in "Liebestraume", and the conclud-F (Liszt), and three Serenades for ing number was Mozart's symphony strings by Elgar; and after the "No 40 in G. Minor". Here one interval will como a selection from gets the allegro, adagio, minuet and Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman," trio and allegro assai movements, Mendelssohn's "Spring Song" and and it is interesting to hear how "Bouting Song", a selection" from the themes announced at the begin-The Beggar's Opera," and u nau- ning of each movement are notical sketch "A Life on the Ocean." skilfully woven into each group of The proceeds are being devoted Instruments by turn, and elaborat to the building fund of the New ed upon. The element of sadness Royal Naval Canteen at Wanchai. and regretfulness were excellently The admission charges are $3 and produced by the orchestra.
The not result of the year's trans- actions shows a balance to the credit of Profit and Loss Account of C110,836 made up as follows: Proportion of Kallan £
པ་
Mining Administra- tlon's Pronta plus Interest in China .. Interest in Europe... Agency Fees Sundries
£
250,032
21,552
6,000
110
Balance brought for- ward (Legs Sundry items)
1,202
£281,890
Deduct:
Expenses in Europe. 14,200 Cost of new Talons
and Coupons Bearer Shares Directors' Fees Exchange Income Tax Interim Dividend paid
4.5.32
for
4,582
6,905.
18,609
71,795
40,000 105,000
Leaving a net balance of.......... £119,830
which the Directors recom mend should be appropriated
follows:
Finnl Dividend of 6% (free of In- come Tax). Balance Carried
Forward
3
08,000
21,336
£110,830
Nanking, Dec, 20.
52 for reserved sents and 50 cents It is reported that negotiations The second half of the pro-for unreserved, the programmes will be initated shortly for the con- gramme opened with selections being sold for 20 cents. Bookingclusion of a Sino-Soviet commercial from Sullivan's "The Gondoliera", mny be made at Moutrie's.
Treaty.-Reuler.
KING'S THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
A DOUBLE ATTRACTION ||
THE BOY AND
MADE “BAD GH
James
DUNN
A Sally
EILERS
Dance Team
ON THE STAGE
LOVING with the
asme tenderZEN.
SQUABBLING with the same lise
WISH-CRACKING
In the same fingo. STIRRING you twice as deeply sa they did in their first great birl
Story by Sarah Addington Diressed by
-SIDNEY LANFIELD
At 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m, only
THE CELEBRATED AUSTRALIAN TRIO
JOHN PRIORA BERTINI
HAREY STORY.
Golden-Voiced Tonor
.... Vagabond Violinist
..At the Piano,
"THE BEST BIG TIME ACT" To Play the Far East Since the Visit of SIR HARRY · LAUDER-
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2 30 -5.15
7.15-9 30
NEXT CHANGE- Commencing X'Mas Day
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB,
TO-DAY & *TO-MORROW
"DISORDERLY
CONDUCT"
with
SALLY EIEERS
SPENCER TRACY EL BRENDEL
RALPH BELLAMY.
“PLL PAY ANY
PRICE FOR
4
Marlene
TETRICH
BLONDE VENUS
MURBERT
MARSHALL ** CARYQOR
GRANT
She had ofarad,
Jhim love us port
lol • bargain./
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was reall
Directed by JOSEF
YON STERNBERG
A Paramount Pictura
FLEMING ROAD WARANA
TEL. 28473
YOU'LL LIKE THIS PICTURE
A THRILLI” ITMa a story of an honest pollae-
Rich enough to do what sla wanted. Pretty *nough to ge: AWAY with Lif
man who turned orook. The ploture moves with breath-taking speed, has plenty of action and comedy galore. This is one of the most entertaining picturen you have soon in a long time.
QUEENS THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY #1 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 &.9.20
Romance !
Lifo! Action
Spootuole !
Grandour! Nothing spared to make this the ONE GREAT DRAMA of (ho warl
DOUGLAS
FAIRBANKS JR. CHANCES
ROSE HOBART
ANTHONY BUSHELL HOLMES HERBERT Mary Forbes
3
-Story by
A. Kamuton
Gibbs
FROM SUNDAY
J GILBERT
returns once more in the type of romantic dovil-may-care role that won him world fame in "The Merry Widow" and "The Big Parado"
Ho sota femlains hearts adutter- whether mistress or maid-with his love-making. And when he kisses a brido-sho admits he's tho best man at the wedding!
STAIRS
DOWNS
AT THE
STAR
with
Story
by
John
Gilbert
himself
PAUL LUKAS
VIRGINIA BRUCE
"The SIN
TO-DAY ONLY
at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20
SHIP
▲ TENSE ADVENTURE DRAMA
with LOUIS WOLHEIM-MARY ASTOR
BIGGER AND BETTER. of Olympia and the White City
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR
IN FEBRUARY-
required for exhibits will ba 490,- 000 square feet compared with 984,000 square feet at the last fair..
The demand for 'accommodation at Birmingham, whore the heavy London, Dec. 20. The British Industries Fair to industries will be largely repre be opened in London and Birsented, has also increased. It fo mingham on February 20 will expected that there will be a surpass all its predecessors in large increase in the number of size and variety of manufactured visitors from dvoraca,British products. At London, the sections | Wirelesa.