THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHL
CENTRAL
THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY
At 5.15 & 9:30 p.m. only. UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVice of honcKONG presents
"WAY DOWN EAST"
with LILLIAN GISH'AND RICHARD BARTHELMESS
At 2.30 and 7.15
A CHINESE PICTURE
"BLOSSOM TIME”
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
TUESDAY FEBRU
HIGHER PAY FOR STEEP RISE
RED ARMY
IN FAR EAST DISTRICTS
STALIN DECREE
Moscow, Feb. 6.
The salarica of Red Army troops stationed in parts of Eastern Siberia and in tho
IN STERLING
IN RELATION TO THE FRANC
FRENCH
Trans-Baikal area will be raised RESPONSIBILITY
by a decree signed by M. Stalin and M. Molotoff, according to the Tass Agency.
Paris, Feb. 5.
The steep rise in dollars There will also be an increase and sterling which developed of from ton to thirty per cont, on in Paris to-day was not the the wages of office-workers,
Collectivo farms and their result of any fundamental workers will be relieved from weakness of the. franc, a obligatory grain deliveries to the State for six years, and individual cording to impartial obser
pensants for three years.
The measures are Intended to
vers.
facilitate labour conditions of the Exports are of the opinion that workers and the economic condi- French operators are largely ro tions of the settlers in these responsible, seeking to undermine gions and the Buriat-Mongolian the government. Republic-Reuter.
GERMAN-POLISH PACT
BRITAIN EXPRESSES
SATISFACTION
Impartial observers deduco from the fact that the forward pre miums on sterling rose to sixt contimes for one month and t Fres. 1.00 for three months, tha the market was manipulated from the outset by opponents of the So cialist Party, who are seeking t discredit it.
GOLD SHIPMENTS.
The price of gold in London ne London, Feb, longer responds-to-true parity with Replying to a question regarding the frane rate as few operatore the German Polish Pact of Non-jean undertake to ship gold owing Aggression, Sir John Simen told to the unknown factor constituted the Commons to-day that the two by the starling rate. Governments concerned had boon informed of the satisfaction with which His Majesty's Government have learned of the conclusion of the pact.-British Wireless,
TO-DAY ONLY 'At 2.30, 5.10 & 7.15 p.m. only
The technical difficulty of ship ping gold freely from Parle is als responsible for a rise in the valu of sterling na gold shipments can
KING
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
QULLA'S
Final Showings To-day at 2,30; 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30
It's a dozen mäster«- - placat rolled into
onef
BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD
-TO-DAY
ONLY
STAR
At 2.90, 5.20, 7.20 89.20
BRADY
JACKIE COOPER JIMMY DURANTE FRANK MORGAN MADGE EVANS EDDIE QUILLAN
A DRAMA OF TO-DAY-
GABRIEL
OVER THE VA HOUSE
WHITE
Metro Gokduym Maya @mopotilas Production
Hankow Rd. Kowloon
STAR
Phone
57795
ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.20, 7,20 & 9.20
THE IMPOSSIBLE
COMES TO THE SCREEN!
*SAGA of human daring and en",
battle with the buffeting elements' and glacial wastes of Arctic Groan- landa fight to the finish with Nature of for cruellest. They said this pleturo could never be made. Now it comes to the screen to thrill you as you've nover boon thrilled before—a monument to itsmakers; a tribute to those who braved un-, believable dangers for nearly two years to give you a picture-of which it can be TRULY said comes · once in a lifetima i
5.O.S ICEBERG/
With ROD LA ROCQUE,' LENI RIÈFENSTAHL, Gibson Gowland, Ernst Udet. Story by Dr. Arnold Fantk. Music by Paul Dessau Directed by Tay Garnett Presented by Carl Laemmle. Produced under suspices of Danish Government and Knud Rasmussen, noted Polar Explorer. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.
JAPANESE DUMPING. Our Own Correspondent.
HONGKONG SITUATION
QUESTIONED
London, Feb. G.
London, Feb. 5.
Mr. Samuel Hammersley, Unlon- 1st member for Stockport, drew at- tontion to the reports of Japanese dumping in Hongkong, in the Houso of Commons to-day.
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald replied Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Par- that the Colonial Minister had al- tamentary Under-Secretary for rendy communicated with the Gov- the Dominions' Offico, questioned ernor of Hongkong who, after deal- ing with all the circumstances in-
in the House of Commons to-day cluding the advantage to Hongkong raqpecting the alleged dumping of trade, did not consider it was de Japanese coment la Hongkong, kirblo to, interfere with such im sald the Governor of the Colony ports.
The Governor was doing all hu considered it was not desirable to could to help, however, and had Interfere, though the use of British arranged to use as much British comont by the Department of coment ne possible in the Depart Public Works, was encouraged. ment of Puble Works Router,
66.
LHOIL
JAMES
with...
SALLY
DUNN EILERS
Frank McHugh
Directed by David Butler
HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Presents
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE"
·ON FEB. 6th-8th-9th-10th AT 9,30 P.M. MATINEE ON WED. 7th FEB. AT 4.30 P.M. PRICES:- $3,90–$3.30–$2.20—$1.10
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-5.15
7.15-8.30
(Including Tax)
TAKE ANY Tram or HAPPY VALLEY BUS
Elizabeth Allan Ralph Bellamy TheodoreNewton | Joe Sauers Directed by J. Walter Ruben, from the story by John Monk Saunders. Merian C. Cooper, exec-*** utive producer. RKO-RADIO Picture
ORIENTAL
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY
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Big Screen
Classic
A
Story
Excen
Excellence
that every
one will Enjoy.
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Smilin Through
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BAXTER 4
A FOX PICTURE
TORCH
PARAMOUNT
PICTURE
OBITUARY
GENERAL VON SICK DIES HERE
Claudette Colbert
as the girl 'with fire in
her voice... ice in her heart
when he was appointed President of Messrs. Siemens" China: Com pany. He arrived in the Colony fast week and was stricken with pneumonia,
One of Germany's military General Von Sick, famous Wat-leadors during the Great War, time German General Staff officer | General Von Bick saw service on and a personal friend of Field- both the Western and Eastern Marsha) von Hindenburg, Prøsl- fronts, de
dent of Germany, passed away Definito arrangements have not aftor a, week's illness at the yot been completed for the funeral, French Convent Hospital yester-| but it la understood that it will day at 3 pmplate
2 take place hore olther this' after- ** He made his home in Bhanghai) noon or to-morrow,
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Hongkong."