ENTRAL
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m...
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS
Ignoring the god Who Mate Then, They Bormed the Home of Dr. Mor=" ear, Braking the Out Who Was All-
-Human!...A Tale of
อ
-Romanse," Atren-
tre and Terror as
Outy}.0.Wall Can”
'WITH
ACHARLES LAUGHTONAS.
CBELA LUGOSI. ZRICHARD ARLEN `LEILA HYAMS
Rad the
PANTHER · WOMAN
a Paramount Picture
More
Exciting; More Thrilling, More Amazing Than Anything You Have Ever Soon!
NEXT CHANGE
THOUSANDS EXPECT IT TO HAPPENI
EARTH
DOOMED!
DELUGE
world laid waste! Only a handful survive.
to "start over"
ONE WOMAN FOR TEN MEN
AND NO LAW BUT DESIRE!
RKO-RADIO Picture Samuel Bischoff, asso. producer
Raw passion rules the naked
land in this astounding imagi. `native spectacle!
With
PEGGY SHANNON LOIS WILSON SIDNEY BLACKMER Matt Moore, Ralf Haroldo Edward Van Sloan, Sam- - uel Hinds. Directed By Felix E, Foll
from the book by $. Fowler Wright HAILED IN ENGLAND AS ONE OF THE GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN
PICTURES!
MAJESTIC
JOKKFY
1933 MARCHES ON
to SCREEN GLORY
[Sylvia Sidney
Brings Her Passionate Ast to a Great Love Story! MADAME BUTTERFLY
STEVIA SIDNEY
CARY GRANT
CHARLES BOGGRES
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
A LOVE STORY FIRED
WITH THE PASSION OF THE WEST... AND THE EAST...A TALE LOVED BY MILLIONS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1933.
Colony's Naval Volunteers
HEALTHY ECONOMICS.
BRITAIN HAS REASON TO 'CELEBRATE XMAS ·
London, Dec. 22.
Regulations Issued
People in Britain have good UNIFORMS SIMILAR TO
a
ROYAL NAVY
CAR PLUNGES IN HARBOUR
OCCUPANTS GET
A DUCKING
three in number, escaped with The driver and the passengers,
unpleasant ducking, nothing more serious than
An
reason to celebrato Christmas in a cheerful spirit, for conditions are
Pun Tal has reported to the now much better than a year ago
police that while driving a car and Indeed for some years past, and
from West Point to the Great there is general confidence that the Governor regarding the Hongkongthis morning, the vehicle skidded Regulations made by H. E. the China Hotel in the early hours of improvement will continuo.
This feeling is strengthened by in the current Issue of the Gazette, along the Praya, and fell into the Naval Volunteer Force, appearing when passing the Tung Shan Hotel, multiplication of encouraging.signs provide that, subject to the general harbour. from all. parts of the country.control of the Governor, the Force Trade has continuously Improve, shall be under the orders of the unemployment, although still large, Commodore in charge has substantially diminished, ro-Majesty's Naval Establishments at of His venue returns show the finances of Hongkong, country, compared with a year ago, have improved between sixty and by
The Commodore will be assisted seventy millions, the budget out- H.K.N.V. Committee of which he for and are not required to per Committee, termed The those who have no qualifications look is distinctly brighter, railway shall be, er officio, the President. form executive, engineering, medi- traffic returns, one of most reliablo The other members of the H.K.N.V. cal, accountant or chaplain's duties, Indicators, are high, and the tone of Committee shall consist of the Stock Exchange is unusually Commanding
the but who are required as speciallats Arm. Improvement in trade, par-H.K.N.V. (ez oflelu) and such engineerk,
Officer of the in certain subjects such as civil ticularly in retail trade, a borne other officers of the I.N.
chemists, designers, out by expansion in note circulation H.K.N.V. as the
ur the professora, artista, interpreters, which last week rose to £383,863,-sco fit to appoint:
Governor may fele. 915. This is the highest figure!
TRAINING AND PAY. publicly
The personnel of the force win recorded sinco the consist of two categories, which
The training of the Force is to Amalgamation of Treasury notes will be made up of Volunteers at-handling of boats, knotting, splic
comprise seamanship, with the Bank of England noto tending for instruction and Volun- ing both hemp and wire rope, rig Including issue. The total compares with teers borne on the list for ad-ging sheers and derricks, mines. £370,097654 last year--British ministrative purposes but not ne-weeping and mining instruction, cessarily attending for instruction,
Wireless.
It is notifled in the Gazette that Major L. Cassel, O.B.E., intends to transfer the business of The Critic to Mr. R. T. Barrett on January 25th,
1934.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
Mrs. Ho Loung wishes to thank all those friends who sent messages of sympathy, flowers and for their attendance at the Funeral.
TO-DAY
ONLY
At 2.30,
5.10, 7.15 €
9.30 p.m.
signalling and telegraph, navigation and pilotage, gunnery, including depth charges and instruction In squad and rifle drill, torpedo and the recognition of ships by day and night,
THE UNIFORMS. The uniform of officers of the Force will be the same as that of officers of corresponding rank and branch of the Royal Navy, with certain exceptions In respect
All members of the Force when distinction stripes, while the uni-also when undergoing or attending of called out on actual service, and form of ratings will be of the same cruises or courses of instruction or pattern as for naval ratings, with training, will be entitled to certain exceptions.
such
of
There will be a special branch Pay and allowances, if any, na may the Force, which will consist
be prescribed by the Governor-in- of Council.
KINGS
A DOUBLE ATTRAGUION!
HIS
ON THE SCREEN
. WEIRDEST
MAN-HUNT
CHARME CHAN'S
greatest
CASE
ON THE STAGE
with
WARNER -OLAND
and
HEATHER ANGEL
From a novel by Karl Derr Olggera
TO-DAY ONLY
AT 2.30 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P. M.
REX STORY Presents
THE NINE O’CLOCK REVUE
9
Talented
Artists
in the
Flesb
NEW SONGS
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-5,18
.7.15-0.30
LAST
4 TIMES
TO-DAY
Α
Big
Comedy that Keeps you Screaming with Laughter.
6.
Beautiful
Eye
Dear.
NEW
DANCES
RK
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25315, € 25332.
-Commencing TO-MURROW- INTRODUCING
Jilian Harvey
A fascinating new star
and
LEW AYRES handsome, tendar...at the pock
of his popularity
-In
the gayest, giddlest, snappies! musical romance by the greatest of all musical pro
ducers.
My Weakness
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BURB
#.0.Difyira Production
Dirated Ly
David Restor
ORIENTAL
THE HALE | NAKED TRUTH
A million-laugh- power romance in the world of bunk
With
LUPE VELEZ and LEE TRACY
Segans Pallette Peak Motgun
by Crepity Le Co
4
DAYS
FLEMING
ROAD
WANCHAI
TEL. 28473.
ONLY Starting TO-MORROW
*
STUPENDOUS MIRACLE PICTURE
Extra
Special Morning Matinees
'at
12
O'Clock.
big?
battleship
is loose
KING KONG
WAN TAY WRAY
A» RKO-RADIO Picturu,
QUEEN'S
Final Showings To-day at 2,80, 5,10, 7.20 & 9,30
THEA
12ad
STREET
14 GREAT STARS!
. More than 50 featured players! Most lavish pro duction ever con ceived by the miracle minds of Hollywood!
"A grand show?"
-KATE SMITH
*A really great musical?"
-PAUL WHITEMAN
You are missing
a whole lot · If
you miss this.
ROBERT
TO-MORROW
HELEN
MONTGOMERY
, as the lovers on troubled seas
of matrimony.......
another
Language
From the play by Rose Frankon
It ran a year Broadway, and naiv it reaches the screen with all its laughs and thrills intact! Disected by E. H. GRIFFITH
TO-DAY ONLY
BA STORY THAT BEGINS AFTER
THE
HONEY MOQN.
HAYES
(STAR)
THRILL TO WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN 1940.
MEN
MUST FIGHT
Meun Gjoklyn-Mayet netum,
PROTUKS
with
DIANA' WYNYARD
PASSENGER PLANES. MACHINES FOR SHANGHAI-
CANTON SERVICE' -
At 2.30 5,20,
1.20 € 9.20
vessel into a lighter and taken to the flying field at Kal Tak for assembly.
The machines are destined for servico between Canton and the Two largo passengers aeroplanos (north. They were built by the wore brought to the Colony on Stinson Aircraft Corporation at. Thursday by the Dollar, liner Michigan and are consigned to President Hoover. They were the China-Amorica Airways Com- discharged ovor the side of the pany of Cantos,
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PESOT FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria Hongkong.