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One of the great thrills in
FRANK BUCK'S
Amazing Sound-Film Record
of His Greatest Adventure
BRING TH BACK ALIVE
Go with Frank Buck,
Lord of the Jungle,into
the trackloss wastes where savage beasts hold sway! Hora to millions, his picture is
a thousand times more thrilling than the books
that held the nation
spellbound!
RKO-RADIO Picture Produced
by the Van Deuren Corporation
Dried By Cys £ £Hall :..
Actually filmed in the Malayan Jungle country!
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.“ TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1932.
24-HOUR SYSTEM
ADVOCATED
PROPOSAL BROUGHT IN HOUSE OF LORDS
A HOLY YEAR
POPE'S DECLARATION FOR 1933
Rome, Dec. 24. Pope Pius' Christmas address London, Doc. 22. was broadcast last night for the The proposal that Great Britain first time.. should adopt a 24-hour-system for His Holiness proclaimed a Holy expressing time instead of continu-Year from April 2, 1939, to cele ing with two 12-hour periods, as at brate the nineteenth centenary present, was made in the House of the 'Crucifixion. Detalle will Lords to-day by Lord Newton. announced In the New Year.
His
Holiness addressing
of
be
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LOCAL WEDDING'
PRETTY CEREMONY AT PENINSULA
A pretty wedding took place at the Peninsula Hotel on Christmas Day at 3 p.m. between Mr. Chan Shiu-wong, non of Mr. and Mrs. Chan Min-nam of Tientsin and Mies Leung Wai-ching, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leung Ia-wing, of Hongkong.
Ho pointed out that Britain by
The wedding was largely attend- doing so would come. into line picturesque gathering of 160 cared by relatives and friends of both chronologically with continental dinala and prelates in the Conais families and ten was served im and other countries.
tory Hall, drow attention to the mediately after the ceremony. iniquitous treatment of religion later in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. A number of peors of all parties and the faithful in Spain and supported the proposal but the Earl Mexico and Russia, and added that Leung fu-wing entertained their of Lacan, Captain of the Gentle-equally grievous are the differences relatives and friends at a Chinone dinner party held at the Kwong men-at-Arms, intimated that the among the peoples and nations, Government was not propared to
Besides the horrors of war and Chow Restaurant, West Point, accept the propsal in the absenco civil continuous, if not worsening, which was also largely attended. of a strong general demand for a the financial and economic crisis change. He thought that the fu-was without a precedent,
How novation would confuse rather than ever, the world was not without Its assist the public.
consolations. One was the trium. phant success of the Eucharistic Congress In Dublin; another ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT the suspension of hostilities Bolivia and Paraguay, during the Christmas truce.
THREE BURNT TO
DEATH
REMARKABLE PLANE
ACCIDENT
Paris, Det. 20. The popular suburb of Auteuil
In
His Holiness added that It was not only for this purpose that the aid of wireless was invoked. The year 1933 in the opinion of the faithful and also a majority of the learned, is the Nineteenth cen tenary of the crucifixion.
cen
POLICE RESERVE
WEEK
Orders by the Hon Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector Genuen 'at Police state:
Training Course-Part 11.-All ro- Chinese crulls will attend at the Company's Headquarters on Tuesday, December 27th nt 5.30 pm. for in- struction.
"In order that the anniversary
Training Course-Part 1-All re- may not consist only in fleeting acts was thrown into a state of great devotion we propose that the cruits of the Chinese Company will alarm by an aeropiane nccident
attend Central Police Station for celebration shall last the whole Sound Deill on Thursday, December thin afternoon, when a military plane, fitted with snow akis, crash-your. Therefore it is proclaimed 20th at 6.30 p.m. Dress--Blue Uni-
that 1933 be Holy Jubilen, but in form and Cap with White Cover. ed on top of a house and set the order to consider a smail section building on Are.
the thinking that 1934 The pilot, the observer and atenary of the Crucifixion, also to woman, aged 70 years, who was give time for the preparations for an inmate of the house, were burnt Hely Year to begin on Palm Sun- to death. Other persons living in the house escaped but about 20day, the world will benefit from people, including a nolizemun, were injured in trying to the woman,
rescue
(Sgd.) D. L. KING,
D.S.P. (R)
hearing of matters of high WAR DEBT TANGLE spirituality as well as Disarma- mont, Debits, conflicts, and Repara- tions."
The Pope concluded with his apostolic benediction-Reuter.
MINING DISASTER,
Sir Robert Ho Tung was among: the many visitors to the exhibition of paintings by Mr. Sau-tu, at Glouces ter Building, on Christmas Day. Sir! Robert was particularly interested in HOPE n work entitled "Mexican Singer." The exhibition is closing at 0 p.m. to-day,
ABANDONED FOR ENTOMBED MEN
Mowequa, Ill. Dec. 26. Hope has been abandoned for the safety of fifty four coal miners who were trapped 700 feet underground in an explosion.
The wedding will shortly take place between Mr. Carlos Pompela Basto, broker, of 280, Boundary Road. Kow- loon, and Miss Carolina Marin Makar, -24, West Terrace, Kowloon Dock, herculean rescue work,-Reutor.
LAST TWO
DAYS
At 2.30, 5.10.
7.15 89.30 p.m.
MR. NORMAN DAVIS CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT
Washington, Dec. 24.
Mr. Norman Davis, chief United Stutes delegate to the Disarmament Conference, laft for Albany to 4 see Mr. Theodore Roosevelt yester- day. His departure follows a pro- tracted conference between. Pre- sident Hoover and Mr. H. L. Stim- son concerning the economic and Disarmament Conferences.
Observers state that the errand Several bodies have been recover-) may pave the way for a new op ed, after twenty four hours of proach to the War Dobt tangle.---
Reuter.
N.
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JOHN
GILBERT
in his own story
DOWNSTAIRS
with
PAUL
LUKAS
A MONTA BELL production Story by John Gilbert.
with
Matra
INTURE
A CHEERFUL XMAS COMEDY
STAN LAUREL.
OLIVER HARDY
in "BE BIG"
TO-MORROW
The Delightful British Musical Comedy !
Adapted from,
THREE OF A KIND by "SAPPER"
LOVE ON
AT THE
THE SPOT
COMING SOON
A Special Picture for the whole Family- A Picture Everyone will Enjoy-Bring the Kiddies to See Little Mickey Rooney (As the Ten Year Old Boy "King").
TOM
with.
FROM THEFLIPS OF ONE MAN TO THE ARMS OF ANOTHER!
Marlene
MIX Dietrich
and
his
Pony TONY
MY PAL the KING
"BLONDE VENUS"
Before the first one's kisses had foded from her tips, the longod for the other's embrace because she loved them both. What could
the do but fee from love?
...
Diteded by JOSEF VON STERNBERG HERBERT MARSHALL • CARY GRANT
1
Imagine wildfire TOM MIX as the star
of a Wild West show touring Europe! He gets mixed up with the boy king of a small country... Is hurled into a local political plot ........ WOW! ....... THRILLS - ACTION - LAUGHS I
TO- DAY
With Mickey Rooney Stuart Holmes, Noel Francis. Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr., from the story, by Richard Schaver. Directed by Kurt Naumann.
`A UNIVERSAL PICTURE - presented by
Carl Laummin
WARNER
Parayonl
·TAKU 2009 THan oh tiaaay WALITY BAR
OLELY
BAXTER
Amateur Daddy
FOX PICTURE
You'll Be Shocked As Love Clashes With Revenge--
WHILE PARIS SLEEPS
VICTOR
McLAGLEN
ORIENTAL
Helen Mack William Bakewell.
Directed by Alan Dean
FOX PICTURE
MARCISAI
TO- DAY
TEL
This is a Good Picture
It provides an exceptional story for au exceptional photoplay, It has two outstanding roles that will live long in the memory of those who will appreciate real artistry on sov acraon-roles which might easily mako" they players to whom they are Intrusted were they not already stars of first rauk.
Warner Baxter and Marion Nixon are teamed for the first time in this magnificent pleturo, aside from tho-o two leading 'colos thore are many important parts which are filted by per.
formers of redown.
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A TREAT FOR GROWNUPS AND KIDDIES
"SUNSHINE SUSIE" with JACK HULBERT-RENATE MULLER ·
MAJESTIC
LOST
THE
SQUADRO
starring
RICHARD DIX
MARY ASTOR....JOEL M:CREA ROBERT ARMSTRONG BRICH VON STROHEIM
Directed GECROB ARCHAINBAUD.
RKO RADIO FICTURE
INDIA'S CURRENCY.
NEED OF CREATION OF A RESERVE BANK
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
Men Dared Death to Screen Its Thrills!
Not an Air Show But an Air Show in the Making!
BELGIAN DEFICIT.
COUNTRY TO FACE BIG NATIONAL LEVY
London, Dec. 24.
Brussels, Dec, 26. The creation
earliest at the possible moment of a reserve bank ficit of 3,800,000,000 francs on Faced with the prospect of a de- in India to be entrusted with the October 81, the end of the financial management of currency exchange, year 1982, the Government propose also the vesting of the Governor to balance the 1938 budget by General with powers to ty and economies amounting to 1,150,000 serious dangor to stability and
credit of the Foderation emerges including cuts in salaries and pen- from the Committees final report sions and by fresh taxes including from the Indian Round Table Con- an extraordinary national levy ference which sat until 1.05 a.m. totalling 900,000,000-Reuter, to-day.Router.
.
Ottawa Agreement.
New Delhi, Dec. 24. stated that after a dobato in which' The Indian Tarift Act comes In- 60 speskára partiolpated the Lagis- to operation on January 1, 1988. Hative Assembly, by 74 to 27, agreed Router
to the ratification of the Ottawa Agreement...
A muRRY
dated the 0th Inat:
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