ENTRAL
THEATRE
Advance Booking at Andersons & the Theatre
› Telephone: 25720,
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SHOWING TO-DAY
at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
A DRAMA OF PRISON CHAIN GANGS THAT WILL AMAZE YOU !
The clack of leg iron--the swish
of the wake whip-the crack of rife shoot simed at men with targets on their backs!
CAN THIS BE AMERICA?
Shameless, brutal, and TRUE is the story of the chain gung, where nameless men häck at menntales in the blistering sun.
Thrilling and glorious the stery "of the one man in the gang whose spirit would not crumble.......wha rese in mighty strength becaMDE EXPOman walted!
'Here's drama big as
•Life Itself..... desena ( to send the blood pounding through your veins and set sfame your deepest emotions.
"HELL'S HIGHWAY
RKO RADIO Picture
of course!
Jand Q. Sélganch, Executive Producer,,
Starring
RICHARD
DIX
With TOM BROWN and Rochelle Hudson Directed by Rowland Brown
NEXT CHANGE.
"Hello...number, pullease...this is Pazu Zitts speaking...I mean Zizų Patts ......... oh dear...this picture is so funny I've forgotten my name...Zasu Pitts, that's it...are you listenin...........come on over and see the girl at the next switchboard and her sweetle mix it in one swellelegant picturel"
with NORMAN
FOSTER
JUNE
CLYDE
ZASU PITTS
Henry Armetta. J. Farm rell MacDonald." Pro duced by CarlLaemmle Jr. Directed by Edward Luddy. Presented by Carl Laemmle. A UNI- VERSAL PICTURE.
STEADY COMPANY
Printed and Publishod for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the Olty of Victoria Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII THURSDAY, MARCH 30 1933,
JAPANESE BOMBING.
AMERICAN MISSION IN
SOME DANGER SA
GENEVA RESUMES
ADVISORY · COMMITTEE'S "FIRST MEETING MANA
Geneva, Mar. 29, "
CRIMINAL APPEAL.
FIRST APPLICATION UNDER
NEW LOCAL LAW":
Peking, Mar. 29.
The first application for leave It has been learned that the The Advisory Committee [of to appeal under the Criminal Japanese Legation has received a Twenty-One ent to 7.15 p.m. last Procedure Amendment Ordinance, communication from the American night and adjourned without fix 1933, has been made by Joseph Legation regarding the alleged ing a date for its next meeting Evangilist Besa, who was convict- bombing by Japanese aeroplanes It is not likely that the Committee ed at the Criminal Sessions last on March 24, south of the Great will meet again before Easter: Wall,"where" American "mission
week on a charge of obtaining.| The Committes discussed the money by false pretences and property was damaged and Ameri-general situation arising from sentenced to six months imprison- can lives endangered."
Japan's withdrawal from the Lea- ment with hard labour,
The Japanese Legation is pass-gue, but decided not to call upon ing the American communication the League Secretariat to make The Ordinance paased its third' on to the Commander of the any reply to the Japanese Govern- reading and final stages at a Kwantung Army..
ments notificatión. ?"
meeting of the Legislative Council On March 24, n. Japanese army The British Delegate raised the last Thursday, and under this aeroplane visited Taitouying, six question of Japan's withdrawal Ordinance, if the application is miles south of the Great Wall and from the League and said that accepted, Besa's case will be heard a mile north of Changli and while realising that Japan's with by the Full Court. dropped a bomb which exploded drawal did not concern directly
within 20 feet of the residence of the Committee, he felt perhaps the
Rev. Charles Kautto, American Committee might adopt a stand- any case, might be considered un- missionary worker, blowing holes point and recommend a reply to called for from the Committee. in the compound walls and damag the Japanese. communication,
ing the house. Other houses in the neighbourhood also suffered damage and several Chinese were
killed..
pointing out that notwithstanding The Committee then heard a re- her withdrawal from the League, port drafted by Signor Pilotti, the Japan remained bound to Article Italian Under-Secretary of the 10 of the League Covenant.” League regarding the question "of Soon afterwards, another bomb
He also disputed the right of the non-recognition of Manchukuo landed also within 20 feet of the Japan, which seemed clear in her what action should be taken Mission Compound, doing more note to the Secretariat, as being with regärd to the Manchukua. darange. Neither Rev. Kautto nor the sole interpreter of internas claim to the admission to the his wife, who are the only tional instruments affecting the Telegraph and Postal Union foreigners in that town, was hurt relations of other Powers,
how to treat' the. Manchukuo An hour later, another Japanese There was some discussion stamps, coins, passports, etc. The acroplane visited the town and round this point, but eventually report is stil vary incompleto dropped two more bombe..
the Committee decided that, as no and have to be submitted to a Sub- As a result of the bombing point was raised in the Japanese Committee dealing specially with operations, nine Chinese civilians, Note which had not already been the non-recognition of Manchu- including women and children, dealt with, the League Secretariat kuo, proposed to convene after were killed.-Reuter.
need not make any reply which, in Easter-Reuter.
To-day and To-morrow only
At 2.30, 5.10.
7.15 89.30 p.m.
KING'S THEATRE
HONCKOND'S FINEST CHEMA"
He practiced his foot- work in a society ball- гoom
When he got into the ring all he knew was the clinches.
JAMES
DUNN
SOCIETY GIRL
He was "a Prize-Fighter Who Did His Best Work in the Clinches.
with SPENCER
TRACY
PEGGY
SHANNON
Besed on play by John Larkin, Je..
and Charles Beckwa
'Directed by
SIDNEY LANFIELD
Fox Picture
The Battle of the Classes - Typified by a Unique Romance Between an Unlettered Boy and a Thrill-Seeking Social Butterfly,
4 SHOWS
02 DAILY
230-5,15
7.15-8.30
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313, 25332.
NEXT CHANGE Saturday, Ist. Apvil, TOGETHER FOR THE LAST TIME!
Janet
GAYNOR
more adorable than
ever 23 Tem
Charles
FARRELL
as a carefree young
millionaire.co
IA
TESS
ORIENTAL
of the.. STORM COUNTRY
Directed by
Alfred Sosiall FOX PICTURE
FLEMING
ROAD WANDHAI
TEL. 28473
3 DAYS ONLY-TO-DAY—10-MORROW-SATURDAY THACKERAY'S FAMOUS NOVEL “BECKY SHARPE"
NOW A MAGNIFICENT PICTURE, MIGHTIER THAN THAN BOOK.
Dignified Diplomats...
Virtuous Busbands... Ambitious Lovers with
Romantic Sonls ... All Succumb the Charms of Thackeray's" Becky Sharpe"... Modernized!
VANITY
Her creed was: Give men what they want, but make them pay for it.
FAIR An ultramodern
MYRNA LOY CONWAY TEARLE
daring version of Thack- eray's Amazing story of BECKY SHARPE,"
QUEENS THEATRE
To-day to Saturday at 2.30 5.10, 7.15 @ 9.20
Smashing all worlds records
for SPEED.
LAUGHS.
THRILLS!
FAST LIFE
with
WILLIAM HAINES—MADGU EVANS-CLIFF EDWARDS:
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Laugh Romance FROM SUNDAY
Greatest
Dramatio Sensation
of the Year!
Introducing the Outstanding Dramatic Actor
of the Day!
FIVE STAR FINAL
with EDWARD G.
ROBINSON
H. B. WARNER MARIAN MARSH ANTHONY BUSHELL GEORGE E. STONE: FRANCES STARR
Sensational story of passion that fairly hammers on tha human emotion-one you'll never forget nor want to forget!
A FIRST NATIONAL & VITAPHONE PICTURE
TO-DAY ONLY
(STAR)
At 2.30 5.20,
1.20 8 1.20
Sydney Howard "SPLINTERS IN THE NAVY"
TO-DAY- ONLY
ABRIFISH LAUGH · BIGT
WORLDA 41 2.30, 5.15,
· 7.15 € 9:29
The FLYING FOOL'
with BENITA HUME-HENRY KENDALL
MAJESTIC
|Holds you spellbound
every
clock-tick
TO-DAY to
SATURDAY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20. P.M.
Which Desire is Strongest?
The Will to Live?
The Thirst for Power? The Lust to Kill?:
The Yearning to Love?
Watch Desire is Strongest "“in a. Mán. with Only SIX SIX HOURS HOURS TO LIVE.
TO LIVE W
with WARNER BAXTER
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