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CENTRAL

THEATRE

Saturday, February 21, 1931.

HEAR

TO-DAY-THREE PERFORMANCES.

Dally at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

Fresh, French

and frisky! Bubbling with his old sparkle and his new song hits !!

MAURICE

CHEVALIER

1N

The Big Pond

a Paramount Picture This American Comedy-Romance brings him to you through your own back door.

NEXT CHANGE

WITH

CLAUDETTS COLBERT

Hear Him Sing. His New Hital

"You Brought a New Kind of Love"

[“Living" in the

Sunlight":"

CLARA BOW Naughty Nautical Romance

"TRUE TO THE NAVY",

Jena Paramount Picture,

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ESTABLISHED

1846

大英三个月廿一號

中華民國辛未年元月初日

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1931.

HOME-MADE PLANE.

ACHIEVEMENT OF BOMBAY MAN IN SPARE TIME.-

GOOD SERVICE PENSIONS.

Admiral Who Served With Distinction.

WOMEN LABOUR.

STILL FACING SHORTAGE, DECLARE LEADERS.

Bombay, Jan. 2. The Good Service Pensions of

Moscow, Jan. 5. The first successfui indian "home- $300 a year, one of which has

Pravda, official organ of the Com- made" aeroplane has been built in been granted to Admiral Sir Lewis munist Party, urged the recruiting Bombay, and has proved its effl. Bayly, K.C.B. K.C.M.G., C.VO, of women as one means of solving ciency in several trial flights. have lately been given to Ad-the Soviet Union's growing labour This fine achievement has been mirats who served with special shortage problem, the paper de- made possible by the untiring latinction during the late War, elaring that more than 2,000,000 efforts of Mr. A. Alten, a member and not by seniority.

additional workers were needed in

more than

of the local Flying Club, assisted Sir Lewis Bayly will be remem-1931 to carry out the huge projects by a atait of mechanics and car.bered for his services in command of the five year plan. pentere.

of a squadron of the Grand Fleet "That women are available" said The plane, when compared with during the early part of the a recent editorial, is shown by the the Moths of the Bombay FlvingWar, and later as the Admiral fact that there are Club, looks a pigmy, but flies splen-Commanding at Queenstown, 3,000,000 wives, daughters and didly. It is tiny single-seater where in 1917-18 he had Ameri-mothers in the cities alone who are monoplane. with a wing span of can forces co-perating with him, engaged exclusively in household; only 24 feet, but it is capable of Many indienilons have been given | duties. Attraction of women into doing over 70 miles an hour. of the respect and admiration felt production by training them in var An idea of its size can be gained for Sir Lewis by the Unitedious specialities with a solution when it is learned that the cockpit States officere and men.

of the public feeding problem, es-

is eo,small that an average-sized Admiral the Hon. Sir Alexander tablishment of additional nurseries man ends some difficulty in climb-Bethell, who commanded the and kindergartens for children, ing in, and when he is seated inside, Channel Fleet in 1916 and

was etc., would be a large step forward

his head and shoulders are almost Commander-in-Chief at Ply-in solving the labour problem," the on a level with the top of the wing, imouth in 1916-18; Admiral Sir paper sald.

The engine is a twin-cylindered 32, Thomas Jerram, who led the line "Finally, abolition of all elements h.p. A. B. C. Scorpion, with an of the Battle Fleet at Jutland; of economic inequality between average cruising speed of 60 miles and Admiral the Hon. Sir Stanley men and women which still exists Colville, who was in command of as a heritage of the past should be an hour.

In a text flight, the little plane. the naval bases in the Orkneys sought." piloted by Mr. Alton, behaved and also Commander-in-Chief at splendidly. He took it up to a good Portsmouth during the War, are height, circled low, climbed, banked ather officers who have been These pensions vary in amount and landed perfectly.

granted Good Service Pensions. from £100 to £300 a year. They There are 10 such pensions may not be held in addition to available for flag officers; 18 for any other persions except those The Empress of Asia which is captains, four for engineer offi-conferred for wounds or injuries fixed to leave Hong Kong on April vers, three for medical officers, received in the Service,

but in

10, will mail at 6 a.m. on account three for accountant officers, and some cases may be held in addi- of tide conditions in Shanghai, 10 for Royal Marines.

tion to retired pay.

Genuine

BAYE

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ASPIRIN

BAYER ASPIRIN'

and INSIST!

"BAYER'S ASPIRIN First in the World"

Right From Broadway Comes

Irene Bordoni

Talking

Singing

Dancing

Color Beautiful Girls Gorgeous Gowns Dazzling Ensembles

8 Big Songs 200 Fait Steppers Laughs

in

PARIS

with

Jack Buchanan

Jason Robards and Zasu Pitts

A Clarence Badger. Production. Based on play ky Martin Brown, Color Scenes by Technicolor Process.

Better than a Folies Bergare Review. Frenchier than a French Farce Broadway coulda

$2.00 per sost!. Ad interna hit with his Estars national star and one grand cast! You

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FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY

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HAÏNES

Way Out West

Har Goddiyn-Mayer ALL TALKING

Whoopee Bill goes "Western"——you'll

go hysterical! It's a rodeo of roars!

FRED NIBLO'S production

with

LEILA HYAMS POLLY MORAN CLIFF EDWARDS

Story and Continuity by Ayran Morge Alfred Block. Gielgue by Je home. Directed by Free Nibts.

NEWSREEL

REVIEW of

1930.

REVUETTE

SHIP AHOY

with

PHIL SPITALNY

· TO - MORROW

takes you out where Laughs

dre

Laughs!

SUE CAROL JACK MULHALL EL BRENDEL MARJORIE WHITE RICHARD KEENE PAUL PAGE

· IN

An Eye Filling, Tune Thrilling Comedy of Legs, Love

and Laughter.

The

Presented by WILLIAM FOX

golden calp

PETER B. KYNE'S

MUSICAL

" TITTA

RUFFO"

JIM THE CONQUEROR

THRILLING ROMANCE OF THE WEST"

with WILLIAM BOYD

STAR

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