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AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
SHOWING TO-DAY
DAILY AT 2.30; 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
THEIR THRILL IS YOUR THRILL!
And no screea experience ever. brought you more thrills of tur bulent romance, of strange adven- ture, of tease expectancy-as these three great stars with a cast ofthon- sands thunder across the screen in the year's dramatic sensation!
CLARK
GABLE
JEAN
HARLOW
WALLACE
BEERY
China Seas
LEWIS
STONE
KOSALIND
RUSSELL
Metro Mayer
PICTURA
Directed by TAY GARNETT
ALSO
LATEST CARTOON
IN
TECHNICOLOUR
"POOR LITTLE
ME"
ISTAR
920
HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON TEL
57795
Patrons are hereby informed that, as from
date, this theatre is closed for a period of two weeks to expedite renovations.
RE-OPENING-SUNDAY, AUGUST 1st
SHOWS
DALF
DAYS:
TAMS KNO TRAM on Happy VALLEY DUE
ORIENTAL
FLEMIN
ROAD WINCHAI
2ONLY TO-DAY • TO-MORROW. TEN THOUSAND THROATS YELL VENGEANCE! A magnificent picture that thrilled the world. SPECIAL NOTICE
2
There will be no public performance to-morrow at 2.30 our theatre taken over by Tho Chan Tak Girls School.
5.15
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TO-DAY at 2.30 TO-MORROW at 5.15
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7.15 - 9.30 9.30 7.15
BARBAR STANWYCK
in
SEAN: O'CASEY'S
with
PRESTON FOSTER
PLOWZARSTARS
READYO
Therm
Flarnlig Romation of Rayelt in Dublin's Easter Wook Rebellion. with UNA O'CONNOR and Players from the Famous Abbey Thea- tre, Dublin, Directed By JOHN FORD. Aussclate Profficers, Cliff Reid and Robert Sik, DAYS ONLY
SUNDAY & MONDAY WARNER BROS. FUNNIEST MUSICAL COMEDY
IT'S FIGHT AT FIRST LOVE WHEN THESE TWO MEET!
MARION DAVIES CLARK GABLE CAIN and MABEL"
With ALLEN JENKINS - ROSCOE KARNS
• MATINEES:
100. 30c • EVENINGS: 20e.-30. 50c.-70c.
THE HONGKONG
Colony Toll Of Road
Three Persons Killod
Last Wook
In the Colony of Hongkong In- cluding the Island, Kowloon and the
week New Territories, during the ending of 0 am. on Saturday, July 10, there were altogether 51 traffic the result of which accidents, as three persons were killed and 19 per- nons were injured.
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TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY,
JULY 16,
1937.
Liquor Licences Granted
Plea Made For
Local Industry
Responding to a strong plea to support a local industry which was confined to this Colony for its sales, owing to prohibitive tariffs in China and Japan, the Licensing Board this
four Chinese morning granted
publicans' ilcences to nominees of the ilongkong
mate aged about 30 years, was rewery.
Recent Aerial Joy-Ride
Student Charged At Kowloon
There was a Police Court sequel this morning to the recent incident in which two Chinese students of the Far East Flying Training School took two planes belonging to the Company out of the Colony,
One of the students, Teheng Yun, residing at No. 1 r. K. M. A.
No. 81
Cheung On Street, before appeared Barnett, at the Kowloon Magistracy. charged with (1) on June 7 being the f
British aircraft, regis- the pllot of a tered in the Colony and engaged in
navigation, international
failed to
Of the persons killed, o
Instan- knocked down and killed
One application was refused and taneously by a motor bus, whilst running across the road. A Chinese one application was withdrawn. buy, aged
was knocked down The Board, which comprised the years, and killed by a motor bus, whilation. Mr. R. C. A. North (Chairman), running across the street. An un-Lieut. Col. H. B. L. Dowler, an) carry a certificate of nirworthiness. contrary to Article. 10 (1)(b) of the known Chinese female, aged about C. Champkin, and Mr. J. M. Wang, Air Navigation Order of 1927, (2)
and with 64 years, was knocked down
Mr.
C. G. Perdue (representing falling to carry a log book, and (3)
A. L. Cole, failing to carry certificate fatally injured by a framear, whlist the police), and Mr. walking across the road from behind (Secretary), dealt with the following registration,
casey!
a
of
Defendant's plea was not taken, but a moving motor lorry.
Of the persons injured, 14 were Peter Leong Hing Kee, hotel he said he did not intend flying away pedestrian, who were either walking keeper's adjunct licence, Metropole from Hongkong.
of running across the road and were Hotel at No. 19, Queen's Road Cen- The case was fixed for hearing on struck by vehicles. A tramenr pastral, 5th, Oth, and 7th floors; granted. July 29. Inspector Portallion pro- senger had a bus passenger were in-
secuted. Sam Shong-won, restaurant ad- Kowloon Confectionery
moving Junct leence, while alighting from a
jured framvar
ח
and a
moving motor bus respectively. A
A driver and pas- senger of a motor cycle were in-d jured when their machine ran into the hillside whilst rounding a bend, One motor cycle driver was injured when his vehicle skidded.
Of the 51 accidents, 21 were col- lisions between vehicles and pedes trians; and accidents were due to
her couses.
ather
Type and numbers af vehicles
involved:
Private motor car
Motor lorry
Public motor car
Motor bus
Motor cycle
Trameur
Bicycle Tricycle Rickshaw
33
11
7
a
Floods Sweep Weymouth
naval
London, July 15.
were
renewed.
Co., branch at Kowloon Inland cations. He was accompanied by Lot No. 2205 in Nathan Road, ground Mr. J. H. Ruttonjec.
for floors; granted and 1st
the
HONGKONG BEER 1st floor and cockloft only with leave Mr. Evans said the Hongkong extension at next Brewery was a local industry whose to apply for
products faced on Import duty of 90 Sessions,
and 200 per Alberto, Pasquall, restaurant ad- per cent. Into China
Frusente, cent. into Japan, forcing it to limit Junct licence, Ristorante
10, Queen's Road Central, its business to Hongkong. Even here No. ground floor rear portion; granted to it was able to underseil foreign
beers November, when application may be by only two cents per glass. In this
tances it circumstances was an opportunity a blow for R. M. Shiroll, "Neptune," No. 8. for the Board to strike a Fleming Road, ground floor; A. Y loent industry by granting the appll-
which were made calions
with the Kowloon Calamel, "Blue Peter." Inland Lot No. 542, Kowloon; S. F. intention of providing well run and houses under European Jokhi, "Imperial," No. 367, Nathan equipped Rond: W. E. Funnell, "Jolly Roger," management where Hongkong beer
por: could be Gold. The present appil No. 752, Nathan Road, ground floor;
me of the дате the all publican's lleences without bar, cations were not in the applications put forward by the eventual European holders as these Hongkong Brewery; granted. could obviously not be secured un-
the Board H. Remedios, publican's licence less
the licences. granted without bar, "Light House," No. 14, There were a number of houses tied Hankow Road, ground floor; applica- to ouer brands of beer tion by Hongkong Brewery refused were Japanese houses selling only but leave to apply at next Sessions. Japanese beer.
NEW QUARTERS
and there
Considerable discussion ensued, in! which Mr. Perdue raised a nominal objection the increase of beer houses
Djec In the Colony and defnite objection in the to another licence in Hankow Road served. The which area was well
would not strongly oppose a licence in Fleming Road or at No. Nathan Road the police
training school.
near
The Metropole Hotel were stated previously to have held a cence St. Swithin's Day has been dry and did not necord with
which lapsed because the buildings Fire Brigade warm in some parts, but at Weymouth requirements. There was no objec- five thousand people in the beach. tion to the new quarters. watching
exercises, drenched when torrential rains swept With regard to the Kowloon Con- the town. The streets were soon fectionery Co. application, it was
at K.I.L. 542 would require the erec flowing streams and the town was stated that the police would and it was pointed out that the licence flooded.
casy supervision of the first floor tion of a building on the waste land
were ав Many hotels and shops were flood-difficult as the premises
between Granville and Kimberley ed, and in the basement of one hotel, present constituted. Application was Roads, and this would not therefore where people were having lunch, the advised to consider removing a par- Roods rose to a height of three ortion which might meet the police! four feel, driving the people out. requirements and to apply again if Tramic proceeded with difficulty he needed the extension. Reuter Bulletin Service.
VIOLENT STORMS
London, July 15. Some violent thunderstorma occurred in England to-day. Wey- mouth had a cloudburst which in few minutes flooded many shops and houses. Dorchester, Dartmouth and Bristol had a similar experience and at the Leicester County Cricket Club| ground a storm water sewer burst and a torrent some feet deep carried away chairs and forms.
The storms were described as thel worst within living memory. London,į too, experienced thunder and heavy rain, some houses being struck by lightning-British Wireless.
Mr. Pasquall was granted a tem- porary licence Lilt November.
be opened for some months.
Members remarked that British made beer should be given an equal chance with Japanese, and four of the five licenses were granted. Mr.
Informed that Ruttonjee was
he
Mr. D. B. Evans appeared' to speak might apply again for the Hankow for the Hongkong Brewery's appli- llcence at some future date.
CENTRAL
Take No. 4 or 5 Bus going west, 3 min. from stop opposite Queen's Theatro QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL CAR PARK
JERVOIS STREET.
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
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LESS AGRICULTURE Back Stalls: 20 cts. - Dress Circle: 30 cts. & 40 cts.
LAND
LATEST BRITISH
FIGURES
London, July 15. During the past year, the agricul- tural area of Great Britain went down by 18,000 acres. This follows a de- erense of nearly the same amount in the previous year.
The reduction in the arable arca 287,000 was much greater, namely, neres. It is believed that this area is: lower than at any time since the Great War-Reuter Bulletin Service.
Wallace Barbara BEERY STANWYCK John BOLES in
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