QULLA
SHOWING TO-DAY at 2,30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.
FIRST
SHOWINGS IN
"I Married a Savage!”
He wanted scream- Ing headlines' when hà married hard... She wanted only love
,and too proud. ta
bag ... her saváge heart sought fierce revenge when her -love want unreturned !--
Sovia Sidney BEHOLD MY WIFET
Toomed anon apoli with her scendant of "Ladies of the Big Hawaii!" "
GENE RAYMOND
ESTARE
KOWLOON
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
THEATRE
KEPVILSMEN S02.
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. THE SPECIAL FILM PRODUCED TO COMMEMORATE THE SILVER JUBILEE OF THEIR MAJESTIES KING GEORGE V. and QUEEN MARY
1910
1935
"ROYAL
CAVALCADE"
{"ROYAL JUBILEE")
A glorious opic of the reign, depleting all the important Incidents in the life of the nation during the period.
A British International Picture
-SATURDAY AT 11.30 AM
"ROYAL CAVALCADE"
WILL BE SHOWN AT
SPECIAL MATINEE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
ADMISSION-20 CENTS
NEXT CHANGE
"CROONER"
with DAVID MANNERS-ANN DVORAK
THE HONGKONG
Royal Family
Greeted With
TELEGRAPH. FRIDA MAY 10, 1985
AMOY TENSION Offers Huge
Amount For
RELIEVED,
Wild Acclaim CONTINUED OUTFLOW
THOUSANDS WATCH BANQUET GUESTS
..:
OF SILVER
Amoy, May 10.- The local money crisis created by the continuous outflow of silver has been partially relieved by the combined efforts taken, by the local banks and money firms, which have resolved to accept al Chinese Banknotes as legal ten- der and cashable on the basis of $1.20 in small silver coins for a banknote of one dollar,
Work Of Art
MELLON REFUSES
£150,000
LORD DUVEEN IN MARKET
GREAT NIGHT FOR CHILDREN London, May 9:
Now York, May 0. The appearance of the whole of
A sensational offer of £150,000 the Royal Family on the balcontes
for Jan Van Eyck's Picture of the of Buckingham Palace to-night, do-
However, cash payments are Annunciation was made in Court Highted the huge crowd which had still suspended by the majority to-day to Mr. Andrew Mellon by watched the arrival of guests for of 'local banks as a temporary Lord Duveen, the famous Britlah the State Banquet and had waited measure to relieve the silver art export. who was giving In the hope of seeing Their shortage. Meanwhile, the Cus- evidence in connection with toms authorities are contemplat-charges of evaalon of Income Tax At 10.30 o'clock the King, accom
ing more vigorous action in against Mr. Mellon. panied by the Prime Minister, Mr. checking silver smuggling activi- Ramany MacDonald, appeared on ties-Central News, the balcony. They were followed by the Queen and the Princess
Majestico.
stand.
Lord Daveen described the Mel- lon collection of pictures as tho greatest privately-owned group of old mastera in the world.
Tho offer made by Lord Duveen would represent a proat of £50,- 000 for Mr. Mellon, who paid only £100,600 for the picture.
Royal. On an adjoining balcony crnment and peace prevail over no the Prince of Wales, the Duke of large a part of the earth's surface York and Duke of Kent took their and that under our flag of freedom so many millions eat their daily The crowd surged and cheered bread in far distant lands and Mr. Mellon, who was slouching deafeningly for a full five minutes, cilmates with none to make thun in the front seat in Court chewing while His Majesty and the Princes | afraid.”
gum, smilingly rejected the offer. wayed back and smiled in obvious,
He declared that the picture was delight at the tremendous ovation: ment only showed a tendency to
The King's voice at one mo- HOW worth n million dollars.--- Earlier, as the guests arrived fall. It was when half turning to- for the banquet, the crowd had wards the Queen who sat at " hie| stood wide-eyed as care rolled up side, he said:
to the Palace bearlag white-gown-
ed indics in magnificent ermine "I have been blessed in all my wraps; their diamond tiaras work in having beside me my dear sparkling in the flood-light.
wife of whom you have spoken
A feature of the packed streets so kindly."
In the West End to-night was the prosence of numbers of fathers
As the King anded his speech,
and mothers with their families, the Lord Chancellor called for. hundreds of children, to see the three cheers, first for the King sights. It was a crowd very much and then for the Queen. in contrast to the boisterous, sing-} Afterwards Their Majesties
ORDERLY CARNIVAL
ing and dancing throngs of drove back to the Palace through previous evenings. Many childrens crowded and cheering throng. became
their separated from parents, however, and there were frantle searches made. Always. they ended when some breathless mother found her " 'Arry" clutching the hand of a smiling policeman. -Reuter.
WESTMINSTER CEREMONY
Reuter,
RIBBON BUILDING
CONTROL
WIDE. POWERS TO
AUTHORITIES.
London, May 9. way authorities under the Rest
Wide powers are given to high- tion of Ribbon Development Bill, now issued. It aims at dealing Hardly at any time of the day from two aspects, namely, trafic with the evil of ribbon building or night has Bucklugham Palace needs been without its crowd, and this
and amenities. of the countryside. afternoon when the Queen drove out on a private shopping expedia standard width for Britain's Powers will be given to enforce tion she received 1 remarkable 43,000 miles of classified roads. ovation,
The consent of the authorities will London, May 9. At night the London crowds be necessary before the laying out 'To-day's earemony at West-have been getting steadily bigger of any means of access to or from, a minster Hall, when the King and in the parks and streets owing, in road or erecting any building with- Queen drove there in open part, to the enormous influx of in 220 feet from the middle of the carriage without a military escort, visitors. The authorities expect road. The authorities also will along a route lined not by troops Saturday night crowds will exceed have the right to acquiro land but by groat crowds. of their all others.
adjacent to a highway for road cheering people, was marked by There has been no departure improvement or preservation of quiet dignity and moving simpli- from good temper and orderlines. amenities by the creation of path- city. It was memorable, too, for Police courts have had less cases ways.—British Wireless.
remarkable speech by the King, to deal with than in a normal week one passage in which was an and it was mentioned In the House eloquent vindication of British of Commons to-day that despite Empire as a Commonwealth of the vast numbers of people whe peace.
made use of the parks no пр-
an
DEFENCE DEBATE
London, May 9. "In these days," said the King.]preciable damage had been dono The Prime Minister announced "when fear and preparation for and noinbly there had been noin the Commons to-day that the war are agala astir in the worid, damage to plants or flowers.→ debate on defence has been fixed let us be thankful that quiet Gov-|British Wireless.
for May 22-British Wireless,
LAST TWO
DAYS
AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 &
9.30 P.M.
IT'LL STAND YOU ON
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-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
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MORE THRILLS THAN "HERE COMES THE NAVY" mge Jany and Pig ved hve dhe sky wich the Sighting serpe that's never been mmad by gant or donat Xứa the hangler packed screen setention of the yote?
DEVIL DOGS OF THE AIR JAMES CAGNEY PAT O'BRIEN
MAKULTET LIBSAY-FRANK MOUSSE @metrodontos en Wareni Bros. PiersEG
SUNDAY
Simultaneously at both Theatres
"
A Romantic Comedy Bercaling The Stern Forefathers of America in their Gay Moments!
THEY WERE FUNNY THAT WAY
Our forefathers' had' Jaws against Sunday kissing, but on winter nights it was perfectly proper to bundia” in: the parlor...
FRANCIS LEDERER
THE PURSUIT
OF HAPPINESS
A Farnet dvee with
JOAN BENNETT CHARLIE RUGGLES MARY BOLAND
"SWEET ADELINE" with IRENE DUNNE The Musical Sensation for 1935 also BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWS
from WARNER BROS.
and Grantland Rice sportlights SPECIAL LOCAL NEWS TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT BOTH THEATRES SPECIAL JUBILEE PICTURES
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
To-day & To-morrow at 2,30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
LIKE THE WORDS OF HIS. SONG SO WAS THEIR LOVE SPOKEN TO WEAVE AN EXQUISITE MELODY, OF IMPASSIONED ́ ́ RO. MANCE!
"LOVE TIME"
with
"PAT" PATERSON NILS ASTHER
FOX PICTURE:
THE ILLUMINATED
DRAGON
WILL APPEAR AT THE SOUTH CHINA FOOTBALL GROUND
*K'O-DAY and TO-MORROW
from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Admission $1.10 and 50 cents
(Tax included) Proceeds in aid of Charity.
TICKETS ON SALE AT THE
CLOVER FLOWER SHOP and SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC CLUB
China Building.
SPECIAL ́APP Í ATTRACTION
SPECIAL FILM OF JUBILEE GELBXATIONS.
The Entire Chinese Procession Including Dragan Display at Government House
4 SHOWS
DAILY 3.30-5.13
7.15-0.30
She sang and danced by -night-and wept by day?
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FICTION'S FASCINATING. BEAUTY S
CONSTANCE
Bennett OUTCAST LADY Marshall
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ANOTHER
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SHOW!
A SOUL-GRIPPING DRAMA The most widely discussed story
of the Twentieth Century.
EXTRA COMEDY FEATURE
A picture by this inimitable pair of funiters is a welcome addition
any programme”
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