CENTRAL
HOATRO
Advance Booking at Andersons & the Theatre Telephone 25720.
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY.
at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
SHE HAD TO STEAL HER HAPPINESS ! A LIFETIME
́OF LOVE WHICH MUST BE LIVED IN SECRET !
IMMORTALIZED
ON THE SCREEN!
UNIVERSAL PICTURE Fresented by "Carl Laemmle."
BACK STREET
FANNIE HURST
The women's picture supreme! With IRENE DUNNE, JOHN BOLES, George Meeker, Zasu Pitts, June Clyde, Wil- Ilam Bakewell, Arletta Duncan, Doris Lloyd, Paul Weigel, Walter Catlett and others. A JOHNM,STAHL Production produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Five Songs Sung by
Irone Dunne & John Boles.
STARTS SUNDAY
THE STRANGEST ADVENTURE EVER FILMED, AND
ABSOLUTELY AUTHENTIC————
A Fight For Life
In the Frozen North- plus a love story tre- mendous in its simpli- city... Filmed in the Arctic circle with the biggert thrills ever photographed.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1933.
INSURANCE BUSINESS.
MANUFACTURERS LIFE REPORT
The forty-sixth annual report of
US AND SOVIET
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
RUMOUR
FARMERS DEBTS.
"GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST · MAN ON THE "LAND
London, Mar. 15.
Tokyo, Mar. 15. the Manufacturers · Life Insuranči There is considerable interest in The total: Indebtedness of Company for the year ending. De reports from Washington that Pensants throughout "Japan was cember 31, 1932, submitted to policy following the decision of the Am-revealed to be 4,500,000 000 yen holders and shareholders at the an- ntal meeting shows a year of markeerican Government to co-operate during the debate in the Diet on the ed activity for this Canadian
with the League Advisory Com Farmers Debt Funding Bill, which
cera
#
con-
mittee on questions affecting the proposes to advance 1,000 yen at
The total assets amounted to $117, Far East, there is a likelihood of low interest to each farmer to 786,626. Of this amount Govern. an approach, sooner or later, to enable him to get rid of his debts. ment, Government guaranteed, muni- wards diplomatic recognition of The Bill further "proposes to elpal, public utility and other bonds the Soviet Government. ~..
Start debt funding operations with comprised $47,028,023. First mort
real approved Kages on
estato One news despatch from Wasan initial fund of 20,000,000 yen, amounted
to $32,960,503. Invest-hington remarks that it is worth to be increased to 200,000,000 yen, |which will be advanced by the ments in
and preferred common noting that the possible economic Postal Deposit Bureau.--Router'a amounted to $2,317,352 All stocks am
7,352 All advantages to be gained from a Special
resumption of relations with Bussia
estition, have been coase are no longer the only considera-|
valued, being held in the sheet at a value substantially than that authorized by the Dominion Department of Insurance, New In: vestments made during the year were confined to Government and high grade municipal bonds.
on
The Manchester Guardian wel- comes the United States decision and says it will be a fine vindication of elementary decencies if the Roosevelt Government seeks to *** organise a general refusal of arms
TAKING NO RISKS.
PRESSMEN SEARCHED BEFORE CHANG INTERVIEW
The new Insurance amounted to $62,440,650
445,855. The total insurance / in force amounted to $526,253,121, ***.
Payments to policyholders, and to an acknowledged aggressor,vesterday afternoon when about 40 beneficiaries surpassed all previous Router's Special.
years and amounted to $18,288,741,
An increase of nearly four million
dollars over 1931. Payments to liv
ing
Shanghai, Mar. 15. |- A surprising incident occurred
Chinese newspapermen called on Marshal Chang Hauch-liang for sa interview.
Polleyholders for matured poli. and a contingency resorve of $750sisted on searching all the press re-
cies,
dividends. annuities,
etc.: amounted to $13,381,046, while bene firiaries under death claims received $4,907,606.
The earnings of the Company con- tinued to be satisfactory. In addi- tion to maintaining a reserve for divi. dends to policyholders of $5,632,526,
SHOWING TO-DAY "At 2.30, 5.10, ..8 7.15 p.th.
000, the surplus amounted to $2,849,- 574.
The Marshal's bodyguards In-
presentatives. presumably fearing Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell is the Branch that some might carry arms. This Manager of South China for the aroused strong opposition and they Manufacturers Life Insurance Co., left the building withort the Inter and all inquiries will be given his view, to the dismay of the servante careful personal attention without who vainly attemnted to soothe the obligation.
frate reporters.—Reuter.
HONGKONG'S FINEST CNEMA
UIS WIFE IN THE ARMS OF ANOTHER
MANU
BOCKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 23313, 25332.
NEXIONANGE SUNDAY, 19th MAPOE
"You did everything
a man could do to make me hate you-- to kill the decent love I held in my heart for you!"
QUEENS THEATRE
„TO-DAY TO SATURDAY at 2:30, 3.10, 7,15 & 9,20
DRAMA, PATHOS stalk between the lines of a DIVORCE DECREE
Good-time parents go on their way, heedless....but what of the children of divorce? A talkie that steps out of "Life to thrill the world!
directed by CHARLES F
DIVORCE
IN THE
FAMILY
EUTH JACKIE
COOPER
"CONRAD
NAGEL LEWIS
STONE
Lots
WILSON"
Supported by
!!! SNOW BRID.S."; A. Metro's "port O ampions Special",
Frim
SUNDAY
THRILI ING PAGE IN TEX IFY STORY of a chorts girl, MARION
AD DAVIES
Robert
MONTGOMERY
Blondie
of the Follies
with B LLIE
DOS JIMMY DURANTE
Glason
ROMANCEI THRILLSI ADVENTUREI
An Edward Small Production directed by Ewing Scott, Presented by Carl Lammia. A UNIVERSAL PICTURES
IGLOO
PROTECT YOUR DEPENDANTS
AND
SECURE YOUR OLD AGE
BY EFFECTING
LIFE ASSURANCE;
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED. Phone: 28121.
Hong Kong Bank Building.
stood
on the brink
of bell... heart-
weary..', love-sick
and Jonesome
THE MAN FROM YESTERDAY
WITH
CLAUDETTE
COLBERT
CLIVE
BROOK
CHARLES BOYER
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-5,15
7.15-0.30
A Garamount Picture
ANDY DEVINER
TALLULAH
BANKHEAD
GARY:
IN
COOPER Devild Deep
Chap Loughton Cary Grant
Directed by
Phorian Garing
a Ganaimont
Picture
FINAL PERFORMANCE
At 9 20 P.M.
THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB
PRESENTS
"NINE. TILL SIX"
by AIMER AND PHILIP STUARI
Popular Prices: $4.00 to $1.00 (Including Tax):
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE.
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY Bus
ORIENTAL
3 DAYS ONLY TO-DAY TO-MORROW
and
SATURDAY
THE MOST SENSATIONAL
MYSTERY PLAY
OF THE YEAR.
FLEMING ROAD
WANCHAL
TEL. 28473
"A thrilling mystery story that will'ralie every hair on your headl
A picture that out-thrills Frankenstein!
OLD DARK HOUSE
THROUGLAS
10-DAY TO
SATURDAY
* THE
MARION
. DAVIES Production
Directed by RIVMUND
GOULDING.
A Maw Goldwyn Mayer
STAR
At 2.30 5.20,
1.20 € 9.20
MIDDLE WATCH
with OWEN NARES, JACQUELINĘ LOGAN
TO-DAY
OXLY
WORLD
At 2.30, 5.15.
7.15 8.9.20
The SQUAW MAN
AN M-G-M Picture
MAJESTIC
To-day & fo-morrow at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 8o 9.10 p.m. What a Night!... What a Pair They Were...and What Fun They Had!
He stole her heart...while
the pinched his wallet! Erit LUBITSCH'S TROUBLE IN PARADISE
MEMERANE HOPKINS KAY FRANCES, HERBERT MARSHALL
Charlie Kapgin - Khoard Evarati Horton
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.