CENTRAL
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. EUROPE'S IDOL OF THE SCREEN IN HIS
FIRST TALKING PICTURE!
EMIL JANNINGS
"TEMPEST"
(STORMS OF PASSION)
with
ANNA STEN
A UFA Super Production. WITH ENGLISH TITLES.
NEXT CHANGE
UNITED PHOTOPLAY CO. OF H.K. PRESENTS
A SYNCHRONISED VERSION OF THE FAMOUS SILENT FILM
"WAY DOWN EAST"
WITH RICHARD BARTHELMESS AND LILLIAN GISH
HOW NASTY!!
The same old story when it comes to getting children to tako very necessary medicine. But then perhaps they have never heard of "LAXETTES"the dolicious, real chocolate, laxative.
Don't forget to keep them locked up. for the kiddies will not ballevo Jou when you tell them that it is a medicine. LAXETTES represent the ultra-modern way of taking a smooth-acting aperient. They are small squares of delicious onting chocolate-wrapped-in-silver-paper and. packed 18 in a box.
Ask your nearest store or druggist for a free sample or write to the Agents.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
LOCAL JUNK AIR TRAVEL RISKS ATLANTIC
PIRACY
EIGHTY MENIN
RAID
OUTSIDE BRITISH WATERS
DEBATED
BALLOON
Discouragement Motion FLIGHT
Defeated
1934
FAMOUS VENTURE
RECALLED
By the small margin of two votos. the motion "That travel by air should be discouraged"; was
Now York, Feb. 1. defeated at an interesting debato
One of the..most dramatic hold by members of St. Andrew's Club In the St. Andrew's Church aeronautical ventures of the Hall last night. The Rev. W. w. early days of flying is recalled Rogers was in the chair. The by the death of Walter Well- motion was proposed by Mr. E. man, who in Octobor, 1910, at. MacNider seconded by Bir, J. Wtempted the first Transatlantic Baldwin, while the
opposition flight.
No fewer than eighty pirates in fifteen vessels took part in a raid on a cargo junk near the San Mun Customs Station in the Ping Hoi district, on Wednesday The pirates soon surrounded the was led by Mr. D. H. P. White, The attempt was made in a craft and robbed her of goods supported by Mr. N. A. E. Mackay, balloon from Atlantic City and to the value of $10,000.
The proposers pointed out the the neronauts (Mr. Wellman was The spot where the attack was dangers of flying especially in fog accompanied by six companions) made is just beyond the limits of and the inevitable danger of made excellent progress, British waters.
uncontrollable weather conditions. The balloon had travelled The junk continued on its way They also assorted that until a thousand miles before it was after having been ransacked, and meteorological knowledge
compelled to make a forced descent to-day the master made a report of vances to match mechanical con- on the sea.
The adventurera the affair to the Water Police. He struction and skill there will be stated that the pirate junks great risks, Flying was rather rescued by a passing steamer.
to the community Reuter.. carried about 80 men and as he detrimental
ad-
was travelling with an ordinary generally and profited only a small crow he could offer no resistanco, syndicate..
The Water Police are investiga-i The opposers argued that travel Ume and was a ting the matter, but the Tact that, by air saved the piracy took place outside heft to business. It was a step British waters naturally restricts towards the progress of mankind. their activities.
LIVELY DEALINGS NEW YORK
STOCK EXCHANGE
ACTIVITY
New York, Feb. 1.
The largest volume of trade since July, 1933, was recorded on the New York Stock Exchange to- day. Over 4,600,000 shares chang- ed hands.
com-
Government bonds and modities
strong very Reuter.
were
LAST TWO
DAYS
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 &
9.30 p.m.
Forty Maddening Maidens
on a Maiden Cruise!
With two innocent men...who tried not to slip... but SLIP AHOYI
Airplanes helped in prospecting and developing new countries and Industries, and made it possible
came ac.
for closer contact between high officials. Progress only through experiments and cidents. If all big inventors ware discouraged where would world be now?
SAFETY FIRST !
Most accidents are caused by taking risks. Err, if at all, on the safe side.
the
were
over
atl
TIENTSIN TRÅDE DEPRESSION NORTH CHINA PORT HARD HIT
(Special to "Telegraph")
Tientsin, Feb. 1. Tientsin is in the grip of severe, business depression. Almost all
fre lines of business
lifeless and embarrassed by Anancial strlugency.
Work has been partially Bus- pended in several leading cotton mills and the match factories which have been turning out huge quantities
of goods.-Control News.
KINGS:
& Melody
Cruise
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313,
& 25332.
NEXT CHANGE
Commencing SUNDAY
4th. February..
SHE WANTED A HUSBAND.
GULLN'S
Final Showings To-day at 2.80, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30.
THE NEW SCREEN LOVER-he'll steal girls' hearts with his manly charm
He could break into a budir as expertly as
he could crack a safe!
Ho's the most obarm-
ing rogue that has ever come lo steal the hearts of lovely women !
SOLITAIRE
HERBERT
MARSHALL
MARY
BOLAND
LIONEL
ATWILL
MAN
ELIZABETH
- Metro-Goldwyn-
ALLAN PICTURE
TO-MORROW
The STAR STUDDED CAVAL CADE of the THEATRE.
BROADWAY
TO
HOLLYWOOD
with
JACKIE COOPER
-
FRANK MORGAN
TRADE MARK
LAXETTES
REGISTERED
A. W. V. TURNER & CO. (HONG KONG), Prince's Building, Ice House Street.
They change so fast, there should be a new picture at least once a year, for photographs of the children never
grow up.
Make an appointmont to-day. THE MING YUEN STUDIO 17, Queen's Road Central (First Floor) (Between the H.K. Hotel and Dairy Farm Store, Queen's Road C.) Tel. No. 24310.
INFANT WELFARE.
WORLD CAN LISTEN.
PU Yrs CORONATION TO BE BROADCAST
GOOD WORK BEING EXTENDED IN COLONY The Government's infant wel-
Hsinking. Fab. 1. faro centro in Kowloon has now The Manchurian Tolograph and been placed on a working basis. Tolophone Company announces The staff is headed by a Chinese that It will broadcast the corona- lady doctor, whilst Dr, Hunter, tion ceremonies of Mr. Henry Pu Government lady health officer, will supervise the establishment,
Yi in English, Japanese and Man- churian and is completing ar
as in the case of the Wanchai rangementu for hook-ups in the
centre.
United States and with European
At the Wanchal contre, thanks stations-United Press
to the interest shown by Lady
-Pool, freo soup is now being
provided for the poorer people interest himself in the financial vialling the Institution, and it is side of the undertaking.
Further hoped that a similar scheme will
of
evidenco
"the be put into effect in. Kowloon as Government's interest in health matters is forthcoming in the woll.
Both these centros are accom- purchase of a site near the Hong- modated in rented premlags, but kong University for the building eventually there will be perman- of a big Health Clinic. It is ont buildings. The now centro hoped that if the Chair of Health at Wanchal will be erected on the is eventually founded at the corner of one of the opon spaces | University, medical students will the reclamation, Mr. Tang be able to pursue their studios at Bhlu-kin having undertaken to this now clinic.
on
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FanDERICK PERCY. FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria
Hongkong.
An RKO RADIO Picture
4 SHOWS DAILY 2.30-515
7.15-0.30
With
Ultramarine MUSICI Oceans of L-O-V-EN- CHARLIE RUGGLES PHIL HARRIS
GRETA NISSEN, 'MARJORIE GATESON, HELEN MACK, Chick Chandler, June Brow- stor, Shirley Chambers
A new ripple in en- tertainment that will lift you up with the gliding quilal
•
SER the Bridge of Thighs!
HEAR the hit song, "Isn't This Love"
Night for
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
She Married Him for better or for worse .** mostly WORSE There is comedy, susperise and human drama in this romance of modern youth Fox Filis Prasants
..
HOLD ME TIGHT
James DUNN -
Sally EILERS
Frank McHugh Directed by David Butler Story by Gertrude Rigdon Semen play by Gladys Lehman
ORIENTAL
TU-DAY & TO-MORROW
A RECKLESS RIVEL
OF DEATH DEFYING.
STUNTS.
ROFESSIONAL stunt flyers
PROF
will thelll you with spectacu- lar "crackups" and sunsational head-on collisions in mid air, exciting parachuto jumps by daring girls in this mighty melo- drama of the air.
A MOST EXCITING AIR CIRCUS!
THEATRE..
FLYING
DEVILS
Dineral by Ruwell Zindandi, Dell Layek, papthere are Encer, MRIAN C. COOFER, c. : prokur. RKO RADIO Fittere
Murder in the skyt...
Fich
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MARCHAI
TEL. 28473
"Here today and dead
tomorrow was the slogan of the trade!
BRUCE CABOT “ARLINE JUDGE ERIC LINDEN RALPH BELLAMY
ALICE BRADY JIMMY DURANTE MADGE EVANS
EDDIE QUILLAN, FAY TEMPLETON MAY ROBSON
TO-DAY 'and TO-MORROW
-
Albertina Rasch Dancing Girls
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
STAR
At 2.30 5.20,
7.20 89.20
IAN HAY'S RIOTOUS COMEDY.
"Orders Is Orders"
with
JAMES GREASON
CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD
MAJESTIC
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20
9.20-P.M.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
in
"CITY LIGHTS"
Dramatic Comedy Written.
and Directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN