CENTRAL
CHEATRE
Reached by West Bound Queen's Rond Bus, Telephone No. 25720,
FINAL SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
A Special Picture for the whole Family- A Picture Everyone will Enjoy-Bring the Kiddies to Soe Little Mickey Rooney (As the Ton Year Old Boy "King")."
TOMA
with
MIX
and his
Pony
TONY
MY PAL the KING
Imagine wildfire TOM MIX as the star of a Wild West show touring Europol He gets mixed up with the boy king of a small-country ... Is hurled into a local political plot... WOWI ... THRILLS - ACTION -- LAUGHS!
With Mickey Rooney, Stuart Holmes, Noel Francis, Produced by Carl Laemmile, Jr., from the story by Richard Schayer. Directed by Kurt Neumann.
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE presented by Carl Laemmit
SHOWING TOMORROW
A CHARMING BRITISH COMEDY WITH DELIGHTFUL MUSIC
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1933.
INCOME TAX DE VALERA RESIGNS
APPEAL
ENTHUSIASM AGAIN INVITED
·BRITAIN'S BUDGET
CLAIMS
London, Dec. 2. British income tax and surtax payers are being invited to repeat their performance of the cor
responding quarter last year when, In order to assist in balancing the budget, they paid instalments due with unprecedented promptness, contributing £200,000,000 to the Exchequer during three months.
This patriotic effort helped large- ly to the restoration of the nationaj finances.
The amount of income-tax to be paid between now and the end of the financial year on March 31st, if the budget estimata is reached. is £191,419,000 and of aurinx £60,000.
The standard income-tax rate is five shillings in the pound.-British Wireless.
BRITISH TRADE CONFIDENCE
OBJECT LESSON TO WORLD
London, Jan. 2.
CHILE SOCIALIST PROGRAMME
NITRATES COMBINE
1
DECREE
London, Jan. 2.
(Continued from Page 1.) Government's possessing the peo- ple's confidence, which had been vory damaging to the national interests, both as regards external) relations and internal affairs, It is learned from Santiago de For this reason, he was challeng- Chile that a decree has been signed Ing the opposition by putting his for the dissolution of the Cosach confidence in the support of the Nitratos Combine.-Reuter, people to the test. He denied that The presidential decreo for the the dissolution was due to the liquidation of this $300,000,000 will be followed by reorganisation, combine states that its liquidation which is necessary for three prin- cipal reasons, namely, that the Company has become Insolvent, It is at prosent working unconstitu- tlobally, and national Intercats de- mand revision.
GENERAL ELECTION IN FREE STATE
PROCLAMATION BY NEW VICEGERENT.
Dublin, Jan. 3.
Mr. Daniel Duckley, the new Governor-General, has signed a Proclamation dissolving the Irish Free State Parliament, the Dail and the Senate, and declaring a General Election. -Reuter.
prosent differences with the La- bour party, declaring that the Go- vernment's relations with the Labour Party had been uniformly: happy and he hoped that future) relations would be equally so.
The liquidation will be carried out by a Commission of three members, to be appointed respec- tively by the President of Chile, the Supreme Court, and certain shareholders.--Reuter.
WHERE. BRITAIN
LEADS
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION
London, Jan. 2. The latest figures for world.pig iron and steel production, compiled RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN. by the Shefflelil Chamber of Com- Mr. de Valera added that
merce, show that while the com- British Government was likely to countries have shrunk by one-third no bined output of other producing enter into negotiations for the in the year ending September last,
that
The President of the Fedora-Purpose of reaching a settlement the British output has increased by tion of British Industries, Sir of the present Anglo-Irish dispute over five per cent, during George Beharrel, has issued a as long as they could be convinced period.
message stating that British manu- by representations from the Irish It is stated that the prospects facturers are looking forward to Free State that it was only a of the British iron and steel trado the New Year with hope and con-question of exercising ulcient continue to improve.-British Wire- fidence, based on the success with pressure upon the Irish peoplo, less. which they, compared with others, have so far. weathered the economic storm.
The new election has been called for January 24 and the new Dail will meet on February 8.-Reuter.
The late Mr. Johan Louis
Max Fredericks, late head of the passage department of the Java China Japan Line, left local estate valued at $1,000, Letters of administration to the world." estate have been granted to Mr. WII- lem Honri Lebert, manager of the J.C.J.L
He adds:-"Complete recovery, however, must depend upon inter- a start in this direction within the national action to remove artificial area of the Britsh Commonwealth. restrictions which are strangling and in so doing have given a lead the trade of the world.
the rest of the Great to Britain and Dominions have made | British Wireless,
LAST TWO DAYS
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 89.59 p.m.
HONGKONG'S FINEST CINEMA
A GREATEST STAR'S GREATER
ACHIEVEMENTI
THE LAWS OF NA-
J
TURE TOOK THEIR TOLL WHERE THE LAWS OF NATIONS FAILED!
Here was a master- criminal who fooled na- slone... but couldn't fool naturel Escape from the arms of the low was easy— but not from the aims of a woman!
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Thursday, 5th January NEXT CHANGE
QUEENS THEATE
SHOWING TO-DAY ́at 2.30, 5.10; 7.15 & 9.20;
BUSTER
KEATON
JIMMY
DURANTE
the funniest
tuam in films
Buster's
face Thelma's
00-la-la Jimmy's "Bohnozzle"
put them together and its a triplo feature: laugh riéti
SPEAK
EASILY
AT THE
Mary Goldwyn Maya netik
A
BUSTER KEATON
Production.
Directed by EDWARD SEDGWICK
COMING SHORTLY
STAR
WINIFRED SHOTTER & OWEN NARES
The Love Contract
THE ESCAPADES OF A LADY CHAUFFEUR
A BRITISH & DEMINIONS PRODUCTION
WORKMEN'S
COMPENSATION INSURANCE
COVERING ACCIDENTAL INJURY
TO EMPLOYEES.
For full particulars apply to:
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Phone: 28121.
Hong Kong Bank Building.
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PARENTS.
RONALD COLMAN
The UNHOLY GARDEN
Orage"The Unroly Garden”—deswil dosl of outcasts and rogues.... Haven for lug Ilves.... Porodlie for aliana... but- No-man's-tand for low!
A new setting for a new Colman in a new Goldwyn Triumph. A story teeming with notion by the Authors of "Front Pago"
TO-
DAY
CWLY..
Thiels Maguificant Picture
ZANI GREYT
WITH
FAY WRAY ESTELLE TAYLORTM WARREN HYMER CEORGE FITZMAURICE PRODUCTION TED ARTILTS PICTURE
TARR ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VMART BLAN
MOST SOUGHT-AFTER WOMAN
IN
AMERICA
In fact, she's WANTED
by the police 20 cities!
of
MADAME
RACKETEER
ORIENTAL
RAINBOW
TRAIL
GIOKOK O'BRIEN
A Paramount Picture
A Lay-Rist with
Alison
Skipworth Richard
Bennett Goorge Raft Evalya Knapp
RO49 WANCHAS
TO- MORROW
TENL
You folks who want action
in your picture, Don't miss this one. Horo's romance of the Golden Wost filined in the glorious boauty of the Grand Canyon.
YOU WILL SEE
the most daring feats of horsemanship by fearless oowboy riders, a terrific ranch fire, a stampede of 1000 maddened oattle and a 100 other thrilling evente.
Heart-Enickening Remande, Adventure and Comedy.
TENDE DRAMA
HER BIGGEST HIT!
Constance
BENNETT
with
Bought/*
BEN LYON RICHARD BINNITE
WARNER BROS. & VITAPHONE HTT
TO-DAY ONLY
at 2.80 & 5,20 only
“Alias Jimmy Valentine'
At 9.15
The Italian Opera présents "LUCIA LAMMERMOOR!
MAJESTIC
TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 3.20, 7.20 6′ 9.20 p.m.
Laught at the Comedy Riot of the Year! GEORGE SIDNEY CHARLIE MURRAY
IN
The COHENS AND KELLYS
in HOLLYWOOD
INDUSTRIAL
REFORM.
U.S. COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS
of public
control over publie utilities, an increase of the Inheritance taxes, and the sterilisa tion of mental defectives.
It declares that in the best year many millions of families were limited to meagre living and Now York, Jan. 2. National economic and social Church and the family are declin
emphasises that the influence of the planning, the better distribution Ing. Unless, it says, there is a of income in order to increase, the spoeding up in social invention or purchasing power of the masson, a slowing down in mechanicst inven six hour day and a five day week in tions, grave maladjustments - ará order to distribute employment are certain. among the recommendations con tained in the report of the Research Americana bave scanty traditional The report remarks that the Committee of 500 Investigators equipment for amusing themselve appointed by Mr. Hoover three gracefully and wholesomely, years ago, to survey the whole American field.
of a
A foreword by President Hoors declares that it should help all to wh The report advocates the where social stresses are occurring establishment
solvent and, where major effort should unemployment fund, the extension undertaken of old age pensions, the extension constructively-Reuter,
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