CENTRALE
THEATRE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 5.15 & 9.30 p.m. only.
UNITED PHOTOPLAY, SERVice of hongKONG
prosents
"WAY DOWN EAST"
with LILLIAN GISH AND RICHARD BARTHELMESS
At 2.30 and 7.15
A CHINESE PICTURE
"BLOSSOM TIME"
NEXT CHANGE
THE IMPOSSIBLE
COMES TO THE SCREEN!
ASAGA of human daring and one
durance—a grim and horole 'battle with the buffeting elements and glacial wastes of Arctic Green- landa fight to the finish with Nature at her cruellest. They sald this picture could növer be made. Now it comes to the screen to thrill you as you've never boen thrilled before-amonumant to its makers? a tribute to those who braved un- believable dangors for nourly two yours to give you a picture ---- of which it can ba TRULY sald comes once in a lifetime!
S.O.S ICEBERG
With ROD LA ROCQUE, LENI RIEFENSTAHL, Gibson Gowland, Ernst Udal Story by Dr. Amold Fanck, Music by Paul Dessau Directed by Tay Garnett Presented by Carl Laemmle. Produced under auspices of Danish Government and Knud Rasmussen, noted Polar explorer, A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.
COMPANY REPORT.
DIVIDEND AND BONUS
contingencies, amount to $849.009.44 which the Directors propose to deal with as follows:
To pay a dividend of $0.00
per share on 65,980 sharos absorbing 835,910.00 To pay a bonus of $1.00
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
M. CHIAPPE
AS A SACRIFICE
CROMWELLIAN METHODS
HEAD HANDED TO
SOCIALISTS:
Paris, Feb. 5.
The re-shuffling of the Daladier Cobinet is expected to save the Government from defeat when it meets the Chamber of Deputies
to-morrow.
M. Chiappe, the famous head of the Paris Pollee, was offered up as a sacrifice to the Socialists who have promised to support M. Daladier.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY
1934.
HITLER'S POWER
IN PRUSSIA
REICH REFORM
LAW
CHECK ON STATE
GOVERNMENTS.
Berlin, Feb. 4.
Under the new Relch Reform M. Daladier, the French Premier Law, details of which have just who has secured Socialist support by sacrificing M. Chiappe, the popular been published, President Hin- Chist of the Paris Police. His denburg has further curtailed Cromwellian methods have provoked the powers of the Federal States'
governments.
of
Paris
much comment.',
Municipality
In
The restriction will especially
The Minister of War and the state of ferment and although bear on Prussia, of which General Minister of Finance have resigned it is believed that the Government's Goering is the Premier, by giving and M. Paul-Boncour again takes new Socialist allies will save it Herr Hitler the right to employ to-morrow, it is and to dismiss Prússian officials, his place in the Cabinet, though from defent not in his old position of Foreign generally considered that its life to pardon convicted persons.
will be moth-like..
Herr Hitler has conferred the same powers on other Federal. Nazi Governora
Minister.
*. CHIAPPE'S POSITION.
AGITATED CITY,
.
The Cabinet re-shuffle is generally In the meantime, M. Bonnefoy
Specia interest is aroused by attributed to M. Chiappa's dis- Sibour has assumed the role of missal, which was finally accom-Police Chief in succession to Mf.
Daladier had Chiappe, and has commenced Im Herr Hitler's powers in Prussia plished after M.
of keeping in view of the flow of rumours offered M. Chinppe's head first to mediately his task the Socialiste, who have long order in a much agitated city, in latterly concerning the battle of wanted his removal, and then ap which M. Chiappe was highly will between the Nazi Leader and proached the Right Wing and popular. offered to preserve his scalp. The meeting with the Right, however, met with no antisfactory response.
Salome, in the person of the Socialists, thereupon were given M. Chiappe's head upon a charger, in return for their support.
MY, Daladier has issued a state- General Goering.-Reuter. ment to the effect that he will not be deferred from his resolution of keeping the spotlight on the Stavisky affair.
A young. Chinese is in custody on a charge of snatching a bandbog
He refuses to become embroiled from Mrs. Stafford Smith in Nathan lu newspaper controversles in the Road, Kowloon. Tho man was sefz- maiter, and intends the Commis- ed. It is reported, by Major. Baignoll, Cromaton of Inquiry to go ahead im- of the South Wales Borderers, the the mediately Parliament meets bag, containing a sum of $17, be
ing recovered.
The Premier's somewhat wellian methods have set Parliamentarians and the police Router,
LAST TWO DAYS At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 G 9.30 p.m.
&KINGS &
SHE WANTED
A HUSBAND But she refused to give up her job and her paycheck.
You'll get a terrific kick out of this ten der love story- rich in its human qualities.
Fox Film Presents
HOLD ME TIGHT
JAMES
with
SALLY
DUNN EILERS
Frank McHugh
Directed by David Butler
HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
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"THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE”
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"ACE OF ACES
With
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The report of the
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·55.980.00 100,000.00
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The
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Directors
tho Bank of East Asia, To transfer to resorvo.... Ltd to be presented at the fifteenth To pay a bonus to the ordinary yearly meeting to
24.000.00 834,091.44
held staff on Saturday, February 10, states: To carry forward v...
The Directors have pleasure in Directors In accordance with the submitting the profit and loss ac Articles of Association of the Com- count for the year ending 31st pany, Mr. Li Lan-sang retires but Docember 1983, together with the being eligible offers himself for re-. balance sheet at that date.
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Story
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You'll be amored that even "42nd Street's" producers could pock so many wonders Into one great picture! 5 Glorious Song Hits 7 spectacular. Chorus Number! 300 Beautiful Girls Huge Cast Includes WARREN WILLIAM, ALINE MacMAHON, JOAN BLONDELL, RUBY KEALER, DICK POWELL, GUY KIBBEE, GINGER. ROGERS
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