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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
BROUGHT TO THE HONGKONG FILM-GOERS FOR THE FIRST TIME AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES_
PARAMOUNT'S BIG MUSICAL HIT ! "Tomorrow night I can come in, can't 17"
Tap a too to "SHOULD I BE SWEET?" "NEW DEAL RHYTHM"
"BADIE WAS A LADY"
ROMANCE... sweet 'n' hott COMEDY... rough 'n' rawdy! STORY...
full of surprises!
The Year's Biggest Musical Comedy Hit!
TAKE A CHANCE
Star Stage and Screen Entertainers! * JAMES DUNN
★ JUNE KNIGHT
* LILLIAN ROTH *CLIFF EDWARDS......
* LILIAN BOND * DOROTHY LEE ★LONA ANDRE ★CHASBROGERS
with 100 Gorgeous Showgles i
A Polo Balease
Prodead by Lovrence Schwab ja social with William
Bowload and Moria Betçe
SPECIAL PRICES
.
DRESS CIRCLE.. 80 cts.
BACK STALLS.. FRONT STALLS.20 ch.
40 cts.
Servicomon Half Price to Dress Circle and Back, Stalls.
TO-MORROW
CHINA ART FILM CO., presents “THE WEDDING TRAGEDY”
A CHINESE PICTURE WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST. Produced and Made in Hongkong.
MAJESTIC
At 5.20 & 9,20 p.m.
At 2.30 & 7.20 p.m.
THE LONGKONG TELEGRAPH
·FATHER OF MODERN HYPNOTISM
DEATH OF MR. W. A. ERSKINE
London, Mar. 27.
WEDNESDAY,
GERMAN BUDGET
NAZIS ANNOUNCE A BALANCE.
Berlin, Mar. 27.
Direct
MARCH 28, 1934,
TREES CUT DOWN.
SHOWING SIMULTANEOUSLY TO-DAY
ALHAMBRA
QUEEN'S
BAW
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20
claimed that ho had physical afflictions, drink and sources.
The biggest items of expenditure drug addicts, and, restored lost momories by special hypnotic are for the Ministry of Defence, treatment-Reuter Special.
under which army items total 654,- 000,000 marks, and navy items reach 286,000,000,
CLEARING AT WANCHAI MARKET CORNER
Residents, passing through Wan-, Mr. William Alexander Erakine;:
The Nazi Government has bal- chai yesterday afternoon who is known as the father of anced its Budget, which amounts some more ruthless tree-felling. modern hypnotiam, died in London to 6,458,000,000 marks.
At the spot where atanda tho to-day
taxation returns are estimated at | Kuhlan Memorial were three ban- The late Mr. Erskine recently 2,440,000,000 marks and indirect vans, two of which, when seen, had published a book in which he taxation at 2,030,000,000 marks, already come down, and their dis cured besides 074,000,000 from other ed away, to the great interest of membered parts were being cart-
formet a circle to witness tho | a large number of idlers who had
operations.
MRS. M. A. BAPTISTA.
Old Portuguese Resident. Passes Away At Kowloon.
Then there is a sum of 250,000, 000 marks for extra allowances for the costs of Nazi uniforms, for troops and the Voluntary Labour Service.
The Air Ministry absorba 209, 000,000 marks of the grand total, At the ripe age of 74 years,
Of this sam. 60,000,000 marks are Mrs. Maria Anna Ozorio Baptista, set aside for aerial protection. an old and highly respected
The Ministry of Labour takes Portuguese resident, has passed 1.019,000,000 marks. The expen- away. The and event occurredditurca here will be divided main- ly between social servico and un- yesterday morning at her re- sidence at Kowloon. No. 6 Hart Avenue, where she had been Ilving with her children.
employment roliof accounts.
Penstons are another heavy drain upon the Government's resources, |renching_a_total of 1,280,000,000 marks. Debt service demanda will bo met with the sum of 578,000,000 marks.
An item headed War Burden. country 439,000,000
costs the
bd a pleasant setting for tho The trees in question had form-
has brought into very marked ro Memorial, and their disappearance lief the dismal surrounding of the obollsk.
Near hore the 'Government pro- poses building a new market to take the place of the present one opposite the Memorial, but as to whether this is a reason for the removal of the tress, were unable to say.
workmon
MANCHUKUO AND SOVIET
REFUSAL TO FREE Widow of the late Mr. 0. Baptista, for many. years on the
AVIATORS alait of Menara Gibb, Livingston & Co., who predeceased her more
Harbin, March 27, than five years ago, the deceased marks, and is presumably separate is reported that the
Despite the Russian protests, it Manchukuo lady was a native of Macao. Her from. War pensions and War loans, Government has decided that it death hns bereaved large and solely for meeting external will not release the two Soviet number of relatives, amongst indebtedness.--Reuter. whom are the only son, Mr. Cesar O. Baptista, on the staff of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, and five daughters, including Miss Aurea Baptista, organist at the Catholic Cathedral,
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military aviators who were forced down on Manchukuo` territory on March 18.
Since then there have been further complafata that Russian aeroplanes, flying. In formation, have encroached as far as thirty
tory. U. kilometres upon Manchukuo terri-
chief mourners; Rov. Fr. Spada, and Messrs. A. Ribeiro F. M. Poreira, A. Osmund, L. G. Ribeiro, A. J. C. Rocha, J. F. Sousa, F. The funeral took place in the Loureiro, J. M. Een, avoning, Father Rossi omelating. Baptista, A. J. V. Ribeiro, F. A. V. There were present the son. Mr. Ribeiro, G. Carvalho, A. C. Observers predlot that the im- J. Baplata (brother-in-law). and Botelho, G. E. Rocha and others, paase will result in a widening of Messrs. J. Rosario, D. Baptista Wreaths were also sent by reln- the split between Japan and and M. Baptista (nephews) natives and friends.
Russia. United Press.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
At 2,30,
5.10, 7,15 &
9.30 p.m.
KINGS &
A DOUBLE ATTRACTION!
Directed Ovill
by
William Seiter.
ON THE SCREEN
CHANCE
at
HEAVEN
Written down to baith by. Viña, Delmar, author of "Bad Girl
JOEL MCCREA GINGER÷÷RO CEIR S ALAR TANUS NEX ON
ON THE STAGE
"Tell Me
To-night" "A CUNNING
with
JAN KIEPURA SONNIE HALE MADGA SCHEIDER
FELLOW"
RYA
FORSTER
A CHINESE TALKING PICTURE.
4 SHOWS
DAILY
RKO RADIO Picture
At 5.10, 7.15-9.30 p.m. only
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CONSTANCE
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as the girl who took
o shortcut down the primrose path, lo make herself o
BED OF ROSES"
with
JOEL MCCREA
JOHN HALLIDAY PERT KELTON SAMUEL HINDS
RKO RADIO Picture
SURPASSES "42nd Street"
TOPS "Gold Diggers
G
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The queen of the Cold Dig
gers" still knocking 'em cold?
Hear Dick sing "Ey & Water-
fall," and 4 other new kits!
America's new girlfriend lerr
like dad livelier than avert
Jimmy singing and dancing
• first time on the several
See
300 dazzling beauties in breath-taking dance spec- facles staged under water -only one of the 1000 surprises that await you! And here's Just a few of the
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DICK POWELL JOAN BLONDELL
FRANK MCHUGH
GUY KIBBEE
HUGH HERBERT.
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"Maid of the
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NANCY BROWN