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At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

A THRILL PICTURE SUCH AS YOU GET ONCE

IN A LIFETIME.

THIS PICTURE GIVES A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF

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WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE

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Sensational Drama of the

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A romantic love story fold against the

most spectacular aerial action

over

For with:

JACK HOLT

LILA LEE

photographed! Ralph GRAVES

AFRANK R-CAPRA.

production

ROMANCE, ADVENTURE, LAUGHTER TEARS, SUSPENSE, & A COLOURFUL AUTHENTIC BACKGROUND.

Booking at Anderson's & the Theatre (Tel. 25720),

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中華民國辛未年弍月二十日

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1931.

“PRINCE.”

LETTERS AND RADIO | HOAX BY A FAKE

Addresses Which Cannot

Address to Meeting in

Be Traced.

POST OFFICE LIST.

A General Post Office netolica. lon gives the following unclim-

ed correspondence, etc., waiting

Absyssinian.

"THE SPOILERS."

TALKIE VERSION OF REX BEACH DRAMA.

AT THE KING'S.

Not one ship, but a fleet of ves- An amazing hoax was perpetrat-els, were used by Paramount od at a recent meeting of the filming the aca sequences of "The

for

& the Post Office, and also un-Upton and Forcat Gate branch of Spollers," directed by Edwin the League of Nations' Union, held Carewe, and the first all-talking pic- at the Westbyn Church Hall, Plaisterial version of the Rex Beach tow, which a young student of the drama. London School of Economics, pos-

With Gary Cooper starred, the

claimed radio telegrams at the Radio Telegraph Office. Govern ment Building:-

J. H. M. Ash, Gaston Appert, H. B. Allison, Mre. L. B. Beale, F Cinco, Continental Bank, Capt.

Elliot, Fabiano Hendel c/o Leo Schnurmacher, H. Fairtlough, C. C. Gomez, Mr. Goldfinsch, Graber, Pattard, & Co., R. Heinemann, F. S. Harris, Mrs. A. J. James, Lancaster & Co., Dr. Joseph Lee, G. Maccaferi, E. Nickolsen, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Rasmassen, Rossi & Co., W. G. Smith, S. Sousa, P.. H. Silva, Star Metals Manuf, Co., Sang Tai & Co., A. Woodyatt, Eva White, Dr. H. W. Wade, Wm. Wood, J. Wulfsberg, E. M. Wood, A. M. Woodward, Mrs. A. L. Young.

c/o

Registered Articles. W. Borowsky, Dr. David Kanley, American Consulate, David Chen See, Manifesto Steamship Co., Luigi Nuzzloses, F. X. Da. Silva, Star Metal Mfg., Co., H. Stansfield, (Engineer). A. C. Schmit, S. A. Zwelbel, e/o American Consu).

Unpaid Correspondence. J. H. Bear.

Unclaimed Radio Telegrama. 5012, from Foochow

Chie Chen-fun Sing Yat Hotel Connaught Road, from Takao,

Kwang Yih-yuan, from Cholon. 6007, 3602, 4149, 0934, 0577, 0003, 5714, 6774, 1987, from Swa- tow.

Loc Chipseng, Sourabaya.

STRONGEST PEACE.

ing as "Prince Souloji Kartos" ad-picture will open at the King's dressed for half an hour on the sub. Theatre to-night. ject of slavery.

A 6,000 ton vessel. the Santa Maria, once on the Alaska run dur He was accepted by the officials ing the gold rush days, was re- as an Abyssinian prince of the conditioned at San Pedro shipyards blood royal. He appeared accom-and put in service for the picture. panied by his "Interpreter" and Two more modern vessels from the members of his "sulte," and gave Wrigley line were brought into the meeting such a magnificent service,

three-masted fghting apeech in pure 'Abyssinian schooner and four large lighters. that the hall rocked to a storm of In addition, there were a number: enthusiastic cheers.

of small boats and barges.

LA Was

1

This set,

All of these vessels stayed off Mr. F. S. Britton, representing Great Britain, was speaking when shore at Point Hueneme, California, there was a knock at the hall door.. during the time the picture was bo Amid dead silence Prince Soulsjfing álmed at the huge location camp and his following stalked up the built for the purpose.

the largest ever constructed for a aisle...

sound picture, duplicated the town of Nome as it was thirty years ago. The movement of the ships at sca was controlled by a radio tele- phone; a government-licensed station operating under the call The transmitter for this at Director Carewe's

He was more Abyssinian than the Abyssinians. His face was a dainty shade of orange, and his hair crisp and black. He wore light flannel trousers and a blue jacket.

Ushers met him and escorted him with every algn of respect to a re- W6XAR. served seat on the right of the plat-station was form. Prince Soulcjl then motion-hand at all times and by speaking

ed his interpreter gravely to his into it as into a telephone trans- side,

mitter, his voice could be heard on the bridge of each of the ships, the entire fleet being equipped with l'radio receivers.

Mr. Britton concluded a fine speech attacking slavery, and the president then called on Prince Souleji. He spoke. He knew no more Abyssinian than the Upton and Forest Gate branch of the League of Nations Union.

But this did not hamper him. With superb gestures, with a voice tremulous and passionate, he grip-

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"Radio-phonoplay" has made great strides under the study and experiments conducted by Para- mount technical men. Not only have they definitely removed the last uncertainty from long distance control over marine mancuvera;

BANK OF ENGLAND'S MASSIVE Ped that audience in the first three bat they have successfully evolved s

DOORS.

seconds! He pleaded, he stormed, he almost sobbed! It was superb. The hall crackled with applause!

Part of his speech was as fol- lows

"Yestanda cum pan pustanda! Yum can rustanda yum dum cuR

The Bank of England is being rebuilt, and already three years have been spent on the work. It will be another three years before | the task is finished, but the tundal, Yip! Rustacanda parva hoarding was taken down and we can now see the outside of the new building.

parta ping bup rustanda! Yip!

"Randa a rustanda, rustanda. rustands.... Yip!"

was

microphone able to record minute sounds in the ocean depths, as, "The Sea God" reveals.

NAVAL TREATY.

FRENCH AND ITALIANS DISAGREE.

OBSOLETE VESSELS..

But it is not the outside of the

With a courteous wave of his new Bank which will be the real hand, as If dismissing his listen-

Paris, Yesterday. wonder; it will be the marvellousers, he sat down. A close observ- Telegrams indicate that dif and ingenious devices Inside that or of his complexion might have ferences of opinion have arisen be-

tween the will guard its treasures from noticed that Prince Soulejí

French and Italian Governments over thieves that will be the Bank's beginning to moult!

the drawing-up greatest triumph.

Mr. J. Ingle, the Interpreter, then of the proposed naval agreement. A modern bank fa one of the took the platform. The audience The French, it is reported, desire wonders of the world. Its strong listened intently. To their horror to continue to replace their ob rooms, with their massive doors they discovered that the courteous Bolete vessels, particularly the and marvellous locks, cost hun-Frince Souleji had been delivering cruisera and destroyers, between dreds of thousands of pounds. bloodthirsty defence of slavery 1983 and the Naval Disarmament Some of the nickel steel plates in from the beginning of time!

Conference in 1936 in order to keep the walls wolgh sixty tons each, "Europe," continued the unabash-Intact the margin over the Italian and under the floor is a bed ofed Mr. Ingle, with a slight how to naval forces. concrete and steel ten feet thick.

The Italian wards his royal employer, "Europe

4

Government consi- The door is the greatest marvel has been governed by a pack of con-ders that there should be no re- of all. Often these doors are genital idiótal My father was a placements during this period in round in shape and weigh twenty-slave! Hannibal was a slave. order to leave the 1936 conference five tons. Each is held fast by Let slavery remain}"

a free hand-Reuter. twenty-four massive bolts, and i And in the corner Prince Souleji

Workers Discharged. every bolt weighs nearly a hun- bowed his head and murmured soft-

Tokyo, Yesterday, dredweight. The locks that fasten ly the expression, "Yip!"

This morning 8,200 workers In the door are among the cleverest Then the prince and his escort the naval dockyards and arsenal inventiona of man's ingenuity.accepted a timid vote of thanks. were discharged as a result of the

London Naval Treaty. They have no key holes into which and quietly left the hall.

The main explosives could be put by burglars, And Prince Soulejl adjourned to naval ports affected are Kurc, but are turned on spindles, and a tavern near by to wash off his Yokosuka and Sasebo. have a wonderful combination of nationality.

A generous dischargé allowance, averaging Y.765, has been grant- ed to those discharged-Reutor.

parts, so that no one can open them"

without the clue.

Clockwork bet

for a certain hour prevents them

from being opened before the pro- case of attack by thieves jeta of per time.

steam can be turned upon the Then there are corridors right burglars. At other times the cor- round the strong rooms, with mirridors can be quickly flooded with rora placed at angles, so that water. watchmen can, keep a look-out all When finished the Bank of Eng- round. Sometimes steam pipes land will be the strongest place tun in these corridors, and in ia the world.

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AMUSEMENTS

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AT THE

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

With Song, Jest and Laughter the World's Greatest Singing Actor Comes to the Screen With His "Little Pal" to Tug at Your Heart-Strings

Warner Bros. Present

Al Jolson

SAY IT WITH SONGS"

With

Davey Lee

Kenneth Thompson

Marian Niyon Holmes Herbert Fred Kohler.

Directed by LLOYD BACON

WINE VITAPHO

BROS.C

With Dynamic Force A Great Actor Tears A Vivid Page From The Book Of Life

Man Against Monster

In the Depths of The South Seas!

NEXT CHANGE

The

The greatest underwater scenes

SEA

ever made!

EA BAT

with

Charles Bickford

Nils Asther

Raquel Torres George F. Marion

A Wesley Ruggles

Production..