CENTRAL
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY-4 SHOWS DAILY
Át 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
A CHINESE PICTURE
The Managemont wishes to notify all our Patrons that an from To-day the Theatre has been engaged for Ond Wook for the Showing of the Sonsational Cantonoso 'All Talking and Singing Film
"THE WHITE GOLD DRAGON"
FEATURING
MR. & MRS. SIT KOK SIN
THE POPULAR CANTONESE
STAGE STARS.
PRODUCED, BY UNIQUE FILM CO.
NEXT CHANGE
YOU'RE SUMMONED...to testify to the funniest show in town!
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
NOTED AIR
CHIEF
SIR JOHN HIGGINS ARRIVING
FLYING SCHOOL
ARRANGEMENTS Air Marshal. Sir John and Lady Higgins are arriving in the Colony aboard, the Empress of Japan to-morrow.
BOY'S MOTOR CYCLE ESCAPADE
BORROWS' MACHINE AND HAS ACCIDENT
OUTING, WHICH
►
COST $110
FORMER RESIDENT
DEATH OF MR. W. MORLEY
26 YEARS IN THE COLONY
The escapade of a led of 17 has cost him $110, and he imme
· Mr. Walter Morley, resident enrolled on the list of offenders of Hongkong for more than a in Police records.
quarter of a century, passed
It was alleged at the Kowloon away at Winklespruit, South. Sir John Higgins, K.C.B., K.E.E., Magistracy this morning that Africa, yesterday, 'at the age of D.S.O... A.F.C., R.A.F., (Ret.) la Wong Shun, describing himself as seventy years. Chairman of Sir W. G. Armstrong an apprentice employed by Kow- A man of charming personality, Whitworth Aircraft Ltd., Director Joon Docks, saw a motor cycle although very reserved, his death of Armstrong Siddeley Motors parked in Nathan Rond. He did will be deeply regretted by all who not know much about motor cycles, knew him. He leaves a widow Ltd.; Chairman of A. V. Roe & but he climbed on to the seat and and a daughter, the wife of Mr. Co. Ltd. and Chairman of Air somehow managed to get it A. E. Farrell, of Mosars. Butter- Service. Training Ltd,
started.
field and Swire,
Sir John Higgins has had a He had not proceeded far when The late Mr. Morley was widely distinguished career in the service he crashed into an old man who travelled. Born at Sheffield, he of the Empire. Entering the Army was walking along Nathan Rond. spent a number of years with John In 1895 he served in the South Seeing that he had injured him, Brown's, the famous armaments African War 1899/02 and learned he became frightened, and ran firm at Sheffield, before commenc- to fly in 1912. Entering the way,
ing a career which carried him to R.F.C. In that year he achieved-
The old man was taken to many countries before he settled rapid promotion being permanent-hospital and the Police instituted down in Hongkong... ly commissioned as Air Vice Marshal in 1919 and rose to his inquiries. As a result the lad present rank in 1929. He holds was arrested yesterday. the French Cross of the Legion of Honour.
He was in British Honduras.for some tinie, later going to South Charged before Mr. Butters America, where he spent many this morning on three counts of years in Chile and Peru, driving a motor cycle without u report un
It is understood that Sir John licence, failing to Higgins will be staying in Hong-accident to the Police and driving kong for several weeks during a motor cycle without the per- which time he will confer with mission of the owner, he pleaded officials of The Far East Aviation guilty to all charges. Co. Ltd., regarding the new Flying
Training School to be established On the first charge he was fined at Kal Tak and other matters in $10, on the second $20 and on the the mutual interests of the Com-third $20. He was further order- panies he represents and the Fared to pay $40 compensation to the East Aviation Co,, who act as their owner of the cycle for the damage representatives in China.
done to it and $20 to the old man.
►
WITH J, D. HUMPHREYS.
He was in Manila for some time
and then arrived in Hongkong, joining the firm of J. D. Hum- phreys and Son, with whom he twenty-six years., 'remained 29 accountant for
He left Hongkong on retirement about two years ago, taking up' residence in South Africa in the Durban district.
OHI LOOK AT EDDIE!
1933.
COOL CONTROLLED COMF
VEEN
AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE
To-day to Saturday at 2.30 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20
Amorión To-day dramatized in an oleotrifying picture!
Like a thundering army, its oharactors, ite drama, its terrifie spectacular scenos maroh for
ward to meet your ́electrifed. gazo! Prepare for a grons thrill!
with WALTER HUSTON
KAREN MORLEY FRANCHOT TONE ARTHUR 'BYRON DICKIE MOORE
GABRIEL
OVER THE
WHITE HOUSE
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Cosmopolitan Production
FROM-SUNDAY Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's
THIRD BIG ALL-COMEDY PROGRAMME
Grand Jury of Blue-Rib- bon Comedians Finds You!...You!....... and You! Guilty of Snick- ers,Howls,Bull-Roars!
LADIES OFHE JURY
A
(It's a Crime to Miss Itf) Edna May OLIVER ROSCO ATES
Rampaging comedians of “Cimarron”?
JILL ESMOND
RKO RADIO KEN MURRAY
PICTURE
A band of merry-makers guilty of every gag on the calendar...
MAJESTIC
Snappier than Ginger
LONELY WIVES
Faster than Jazz!
with EDWARD EVERET
HORTON and LAUR
LA PLANTE
LIQUOR IN A SHOP.
MANAGER FINED $200 BY MR. SCHOFIELD
TO-DAY ONLY
At 5.20 & 9.20 P. M. only
1
“At 2.30 & 9:20 P.M.
Chinese Picture.
It's a wise old
owl that knows
his own master.
The case is a sequel to a raid conducted by Detective Sergeant Fitches on the premises on tho night of September 1, when four Indians were found in n back cubicle partaking of beer.
The defondant,, in ovidence yes. The case against Ho Wai-chcung, torday, said that the Indians had manager of No; 10, Tin Lok Lane, como into the shop, and then one charged with having sold intoxicat- of them had gone out and brought ing liquor without a licence on the beer, and despite his protests September. I was.concluded before they had started -drinking-Insido Mr. Schofield, at tho Central his shop. He never stocked this Magistracy yesterday afternoon, particular brand of beer himself. the defendant being fined $200. He did not know from where the Tho accused was, defended by Indians had obtained this Lion Mr. Horace Lo;:
Brand beer.
4 SHOWS
DAILY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 8
9.30 p.m.
VAIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
TO-DAY ONLY
ABOMB SHELL
4 SHOWS DAILY
2.30-5.15
7.15-9,30
OF FUN
A society stowaway) with a cast-iron nerve: steals away a gorgeous blonde with a golden future from her rich fiancee
Delirious.
excitement...kilarious situations...precarious lovemaking.
It's a riot
INFERNAL MACHINE
with
CHESTER MORRIS VICTOR JORY
Novel by Carl Sloboda
GENEVIEVI TOBIN ELIZABETH ́PATTERSON
Directed by Marcel Varnel
FOX
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313, € 25332.
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
Screamingly funny?
You know it). But
hark's a mustç romance that scales
a new peak of dra matic thrills and tweeping, breath- loss beauty1 THE
·SAMUEL GOLDWYN Production
Eddie
CANTOR
in
The KID FROM SPAIN"
with
LYDA ROBERTI
The Willowy Sex Mance and THE ODROEGUS GOLDWYN GIRLS
Most Beautiful This Side of Houveni
·UNITED ARTIS!S PICTURE
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ORIENTAL
"FOR 3 DAYS ONLY TO-DAY - TO-MORROW SATURDAY
A
THRILLINGLY
DIFFERENT FAST ACTION
WESTERN PICTURE
THAT'S JUT ALIVE
WITH EXCITEMENT
FLEMING
ROAD HANGHAI.
TEL. 28473.
George O'BRIEN
Zane
Your western star rides to new heights
oke" Lightning
Smoke
with
Nell O'Day Betsy King Ross: Frank Atkinson FOX Picture
Based on "Canyon Walls' Directed by David Howard
STAN
~Including:
and
OLIVER
HARDY
in
LAUREL
.
ANOTHER FINE MESS
AN OLD SPANISH CUSTOM Bulj Fighting in Mexico
OVER THE SEAS TO ́BORNEO
Travelogue
-Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd
in
"ON THE LOOSE"
CHARLIE CHASE-
in
"THE TABASCO KID"
TO-DAY TO
COLOUR SCALES
in Gorgeous Technicolour
SATURDAY STAR
The
At 2.30 5,20:
· 7.20 € 9,2
WHITE DEVIL
IVAN MOSJOUKINE
WITH LUKAN
LIL DAGOVER AND
BETTY AMANN
MIRECTEO ALEXANDER WOLKOFF.
Fristed and Published for the Proprietors FRAN at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, In.