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SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE presents
WIND
FA
with TAM YING AND KOO CHIM FEE. A Chinese Picture with English Titles.
COMING ATTRACTION
12
The star of
Jayall 156 gadca, of motion pictures noTomotional
event outshines FRANCIS LEDERER
In his first picture,
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LEDEREB
"Autumn Cro- cus... who captured ton don and New York, hur his blazing genius into a drama of barbaric love!
"LANDI
KKO-RADTO
PICTURE
A Pandro 3. Berman
production
MANOFTWO WORLDS
with
HENRY STEPHENSON J. FARRELL MACDONALD Directed by J. Walter Ruben.
Merian C. Cooper, execy-
live producer
LEE THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY
At 12.30. 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m. IT'S LYNN & WALLS—WHAT MORE? REALLY UPROARIOUS
Together Again! RALPH LYNN
AND
TOM WALLS
IN
A NIGHT LIKE THIS:
Irresistible humour wa Bent Travers Mirthquake. J
TO-MORROW
WORKERS PROTEST
THREE INJURED IN S'HAI DEMONSTRATION
Shanghai, Apr: 11. Three workers were injured and
BERT
WHEELER WOOLSEY
DOROTHY LEE ZELMA O'NEAL JOS. CAWTHORN
PEACH O'RENQ
JRKO RADIO PICTURE
noon, had been besteging the civic contro lu. order to protest against the cutting of wagon.
of
the During the rotrent workers, whose foodless niege last- ed 18 hours, a woman fell to the ground and gave birth to a child.
Following the dispersal of the 'workers." 'employees
of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL
12, 1934.
A USEFUL GESTURE
PACIFIC WAR
SCOUTED BUT-
TALK
FARM EXPLOSION TRAGEDY
GERMAN-POLISH SMUGGLING
EIGHT KILLED AND SEVEN INJURED
Berlin, April 11.
A SMILING MATTER
----Mr. Saito
JAPANESE-AMERICAN
RELATIONS
GOVERNMENT AND SHIPPING
THE SCANDINAVIAN OVERTURES
London, Apr. 11.
A, question was asked in the House of Commons to-day as to
PEACE. & AMITY what action was intended by
Britain in response to the invita tion from the Danish, Netherlands, New York, Apr. 11.
[Norwegian and Swedish Minis- The United States and ters to cooperate in remedying Japan are destined to work the evils from which the ship- A shocking tragedy is reported together to keep the peace ping industry is suffering. from the lonely border district in the Far East, declared Mr. of Kutzoben, where eight persons Hiroshi Saito, the were killed and seven seriously injured by an explosion on a Japanese Ambassador to
day.
farmstead.
new
The explosion was caused by
The Ambassador was the guest smugglers while filling pig blad-of honour at a luncheon party in ders with ether and methylated New York held in commemoration spirits which, apparently, they of the eightieth anniversary of the proposed to smuggle over the nearby Polish-German border.
One of the bladders caught fire, causing an explosion which blew off the roof of the house and set the whole place alire,
signing of the Japanese-American Trade Treaty of 1854.
Mr. Saito said that the treaty contained two main points, à trenty of peace and amity on the The farmer's five children and one hand, and of commercint in-
tercourse on the other. his mother-in-law were killed in-
These were seen to be the stantly, together with one of the keynotes of friendship between Polish smugglers,
Japan and the United States. Thoy The farmer, his wife and alx of could afford to smile at those who the smugglers were seriously in-harped on the probability of war jured.
between the two countries.
The smugglers, despite th The exchange of goods between severity of their injuries, managed Japan and the United States had to reach Polish territory, where exceeded the greatest expectations one of them died, the others being of those signing the original admitted to hospital-Reuter,
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treaty-Reuter.
It will be recalled that these countries suggested a conferonco having regard, particularly to the shrinkage of world trade, and the uneconomie competition of sub- | sidiaed vessels.
It was asked whether the Gov. ernment would convent a meeting with A VIDE to dircussing the abolition of subaklics in the in- duntry and adjusting the supply of tonnage to actual world re- quirement.
Dr. Burgin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, replied that the communications were receiving consideration.
Replying to a supplementary question, he remarked, that the four countries who made these re- presentations supported the Bri- tish Government in this policy at the World Economic Conference. The matter would be much more important when a subsidy-grant- ing country showed willingness to take such action-British Wireleon,
4
KINGS
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With machine guns and pineapples, they try to take the open spaces for a ride and muscle in on a new racket...until this reckless cowboy teaches the bad boys new tricks about their own, game. ZANE GREY'S The
LAST TRAIL
. with
George O'BRIEN
CLAIRE TREVOR
EL BRENDEL
LUCILLE LA VERNE
FOX
Directed by Jamos Tinling PICTURE
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Commencing SUNDAY
A screen play about thres people who loved each other very much
A Paramount Picture
DESIGN
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Everybody loves Marie., everybody admires Lionel ... overybody will give three cheers now that they'ro co- starred for the first time!
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her
Marie
DRESSLER BARRYMORE
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LIVING GIESY BLOOD
FREDRIC MARCH GARY COOPER MIRIAM HOPKINS
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Mystifying Comedy Drams with a Sensational
Printed and Published for this Proprietors by FREDERICK PERGY. FRANKLIN, at Tand 9, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria Hongkong,
Bad Thrilling Climax.
'HOLDS YOU IN SUSPENSE !
11 others were arrested this morn- Municipal Government, who, were ing whon Chinese police dispersed compelled to remain indoors since 4,009 employees of the Melyn Silk the alegó started for their homes. Factory who, since yesterday aftor- -Rentor,
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SATURDAY
Three Great Pictures
3
Little Pigs and, tho' Big Bad Wolf
Douglas FAIRBANKS
Mr. ROBINSON CRESCE Mickey Mouse
SEDUCTIVE ·
with THOMAS
MARGUERITE NAMARA &LANCE FAIRFAX
ALLURING
NEWS. OF THE WORLD— "GIPSY BLOOD" can he heartily recommendid us first-rate entertainment... scenes in Sevélle alone make this picture worth seeing. The bullfight is a fiercely thrilling spectacle.
ART TREASURE STIDEN was locked at night,
STOLEN.-
·FAMOUS PANEL TAKEN FROM CATHEDRAL
Brussels, Apr. 10.
The theft was discovered by the verger who, in accordance with custom, drev back the curtain which covers the triptych during the night.
The triptych was mentioned in the Peace Treaty,, as the, threo A priceless treasure of Flemish pancis had become separated-in the art has been stolen from the past, one being in Ghent, ono in Brussels and one in Berlin. The Cathedral of St. Barvon. Some Peace Treaty, stipulated that the restored" to time last night the panel of the Berlin panel altar screen bearing the famous Belgium,, and when this was done triptych, The Adoration of the all three panels were assembled by
St. Barvonal Lamb by Jan and Hubert Veneyck, was removed. ----|-
The stolen panel is 87 Inches high, 10 inches wide. It includes It is belloved that the thieves the figure of John the Baptist
remained behind when the church Reuters