CENTRAL
THEATRD
Reached by West Bɔund Queen's Road'Bus, Telephone No. 25720,
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.15, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m.
*
A ROMANTIC BRITISH PITURE WITH SPARKLING DIALOGUE AGY COMEDY . AND LILTING MELODES
WINIFRED SHOTTER & OWEN NARES
The Love Contract
THE ESCAPADES OF A LADY CHAUFFEUR
FORM THE SUCCESSFUL STAGE PLAY "CHAUFFEUR ANTOINETTE" HEAR THESE CATCHY TUNES --"ANTOINETTE"
"THE AUTOMOBILE SONG"
A BRITISH & DOMINIONS PRODUCTION
COMING ATTRACTION
JUST ONE LONE LAUGH AFTER ANOTHER!
BERT
ROBT
World's Greatest Clowns in their Greatest Laugh Spres.
WHEELER WOOLSEY
PEACH O'RENO
With Those Two Madcop Charmers
DOROTHY
LEE
ZILMA O'NEAL
and
ДОВЕРН CAWTHORN
THE HONGKONG
#EGRAPHS WEDNESDAY AT
CHINESE DESERTING- CHAPEL
FEAR RESUMPTION OF FIGHTING
MOVING INTO THE
SETTLEMENT:
WIRELESS PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
First Assistant to Marconi
London, Jau, 8.'.
RANGERS AGAIN HELD
DIEENS THEATRE
MOTHERWELL NOW || EN
LEVEL
HOLIDAY SOCCER.
The death occurred yesterday of Mr. G. S. Kemp, who was Mar- coni's first assistant in his early
London, Jan. B. - wireless experiments when as a Glasgow Rangers participated in young Inventor he came to Eng-another goalless draw to-day, fall- land in 1896. 6
Ing to defeat Partick Thistle.
Mr. Komp, who was seventy- Motherwell proved too good for Give accompanied Marconi to Falkirk and are now on a level Newfoundland In December, 1001 footing with the Rangers, who and heard the wireless algnals re- keep the leadership by reason of ceived from the station at Pold-better goal average only.
The results of to-day's matches, hu, Cornwall, this being the first demonstration of Trans-Atlantic from Router and Our Own Corres- wireless telegraphy......"
pondent, are appended:-
(Special to "Telegraph”) By Telegraph Coveright, Telegraph Mange Ordinance, 1494. Nasstrid, January
Shanghai, Jan. 4. With the outbreak of Sino- Japanese hostilities at Shanhai- kwan, fresh panic has seized re- sidents of Chapel, who have sistants have been conducting Recently Marconi and his as- again started an oxodus int: the further experiments with very International Settlement.
.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
(First Division).
short wireless Waves less than Airdrie, The majority of those now mov-one metre long this being the or-A, ing out of the old war zone come der of the wave length used in Celtic from near the Shanghat North Sta- his earliest experimenta in which Cowdenbeath tion, where the worst of the fight the late Mr. Komp participated. East Stirling ing and the most serious damage occurred last year.
They evidently fear that the out- break in the north will ultimately. mean a resumption of fighting in the Shanghat area, though every effort is being made to calm their fears,
POLICE CHIEF'S ASSURANCE.
British Wireless.
AFRICAN MINING
SHARES
ACTIVE ON LONDON MARKET
London, Jan. 3. The principal feature of the
Dundve
Motherwell Partick
St. Mirren Third Lanark
Alloa
2. Hamilion
2 Kilmarnock
-Queen's Park
3 St. Johnstone
Ifeart
2 Aberdeen
2 Falkirk
→ Rangers
Morton
4 Clydo
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
(Second Division).
Dumbarton Forfar Hibernians Montroso
Queen O' Sth.
▸
Sten'inulr
shillings
In South African gold mining
Mr. Wen Hung-en, the Commis- sioner of Public Safety for Greater Shanghai, interviewed by a representative of the North China Stock markets to-day was activity St. Bernards Daily News declared that there was no ground for consternation among Shanghai residents as both shares, rises the Chinese and foreign authori- occurring in many instances, teis were sincere in their willing-
The activity in Kafirs also ness to maintain peace.-Router: spread to other gold mining
shares-British Wireless.
STOCK EXCHANGE DECISION
of Home
A sum of $050 was stolen by four armed robbers who entered 478, London, Jan.-3. Queen's Road West early this mor The Committen of the Stock Ex-ning and terrorised the inmates with a knife. The Intruders bound and change to-day decided against the gagged the occupants before open principle of closing regularly on ing a safe from which they stole the Saturdays.-British Wireless.
. Imensy.
TO-DAY
ONLY
A1.2.30, 5.10.
7:15 89.30 p.m.
◊ Albion
2 Dundee U.
!King's Park
3 Brechin
3 Leith
5 East Fife
Arbroath
2 Dunfermline
English Diy. III (North). Gateshead
.
2 Now Brighton
Charged with unlawfully receiving two clocks belonging to Carlo & Co.r a Chinese youth was fined $5 with the alternative of seven days' imprison ment, by Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court this morning. Whet arrested in Johnstone Rond by a detective, he was carrying one of the clocks, and had a pawn ticket which related to the other clock pawned only a short while before.
HONCKONG'S FINEST CINEMA
A GREATEST STAR'S GREATER
ACHIEVEMENT!
THE LAWS OF NA- TURE TOOK THEIR TOLL WHERE THE LAWS OF NATIONS
FAILED!
Here was a master-
criminal who fooled na.
long... but couldn't fool natural Escape from the
orms of the law was sosy—
but not from the arms of a
woman!
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TIL. 25313 25332
TO-MORROW -
Final Showings To-day at 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20-
BUSTER
KEATON
JIMMY
DURANTE
the furnicat
team in films
SPEAK
EASILY
Metta Goldwyn Mayer mCTUR
Buster's
face
helma's
Jimmy's "Schnozale". put them together and Its a triple feature laugh riot!
A BUSTER KEATON production
Directed by EDWARD SEDGWICK
TO-MORROW
At
-TENSE
DRAMA
HER BIGGEST HIT!
Constance
BENNETT
Bought!
BEN LYON RICHARD. BENNETT
WARNER BRŪŠ. & VITAPHONE HIT
with
To-day to Saturday
9.15.
Bright... Breezy ......... Batty Jamboree Thru` Nations New Capital of "Liberty"dis With "Cuckoo" Comedy....... Dizzy Dames... a Whirling Big Grin Festival In the. "Biggest_Unie_City, In the
World"
| DIRECTED BY WILLLÁM SKITER
RKO RADIO_PICTURE_|
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
PRESENTS
RONALD COLMAN
The UNHOLY GARDEN
With
Orage "The Unholy Garden"-desert costa. FAY WRAY.
of outcasts and rogues... Haven for fugle ESTELLE TAYLOR
„tives. ... Paradise för, Eirana, za kojom
No-man's-fond for tawl
WARREN HYMER
A story
GEORGE FITZMAURICE PRODUCTION
A new setting for a new Colman in a new Goldwyn Triumph. teeming with action by the Authors ITED ARTISTS PICTURE of "Front Page".
GIN
4 SHOWS
TAKE MY TEAN on Happy VALLEY BUN
ORIENTALE
THE
MOST SOUGHT-AFTER WOMAN
IN
AMERICA
la tact, she's WANTED by the polica of 20 cities!
MADAME RACKETEER
a Paramount Picture
A Log-Rist
UltÅ
Allzon
Skipworth
Richard
Bennett
George Raft Evalys Knapp
Starting TO-MORROW
TEL SETS
Laughit
Gelora!
Titters!
TO-DAY ONLY
A Real Action Picture
Tigin!
Brauties!
AT THE
STAR
at 2.30 & 5.20 only.
́"BACHELOR APARTMENT"
The Italian Opera presents "CARMEN"
MAJESTIC
To-day to Saturday at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 § 9.20 p.m.
Doomed Battalion
Goldwyn
proents
CANTOR
Palmy Days
Who Tight Hard „ard Live Hard,
WHITED
ARTISTS
CHARLOTTE OREENWOOD
The Picture Terrific!
with
TALA BIRELL, LUIS TRENKER, VICTOR VARCONI
FLOATING STAGE.
IMPROVEMENTS ON CUNARD LINER AQUITANIA
and other forms of entertalamenta and can be adapted for dancing. when not required for dramatic performances.
Instead of carrying as hitherto 800 first class passengers, the London, Jan. 8. Aquitania will in future accom- The Cunard liner Aquitania has modats only 650 and notable im- been completely overhauled during provements have in consequence the past two months, and import-been possible. Fifty-five...... now ant internal reconstruction has outaldo bed-rooms and bath takon place, so that when the ship rooms have been constructed. re-enters the, North Atlantic, ser- There arosultes, for ́ fami- vico next Wednesday she will be lies and bed-sliting rooms, all practically now? tagge
richly furnished with. mahogany bedsteads and easy chairs and are upper decks.
A distinctive feature of the ship's new amenities in a theatre with a stage of about 800 square During 1982 the Aquitania feet. It is equipped for the pro-steamed nearly 100,000 miles.
duction of plays, cinema, displays;-British Wireless.
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PLYMOUTH
IS THE BEST DRY GIN FOR COCKTAILS
Solo Agents.
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Telephone 20075,
ZANE GRITÉ..
AINBOW
Fairless Horsement.
'Daring' Cowboyst
300 Maddened Cattio in *.
Stampede!
A Romantic Comedy Drama of
the Colorful South West.
TRAIL A Thrill Packed Drama of Kon
GIORGE O'BRIEN: