1933-06-26 — Page 12

1933

DOLLAR DIRECTORY NOW ON SALE

at

3a, Wyndham Street.

KINGS THEATRE

THE ONLY AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE IN THE COLONY.

-SHOWING TO-DAY-

At 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.†

ROME

EXPRES

The

vehicle that carries the greatest all star cast of

players

ESTHER AALSTON CONRAD VEIDT

Harold Huth

Cedric Hardwicke Joon Barry Gordon Harker Donald Calthrop

Frank Vosper

directed by WALTER FORDE

D

•

AUMONTELITISE RICTURE

"Film Of The Year Made In

Britain "Rome Express."

Great

Technique

-Yorkshire Evening News.

• SHOWS

DAILY

7-1

130–$$

7.15-6.20

-NEXT CHANGE-

SQUEAKER

with

Adapted from the successful Play and directed by the Author

EDGAR WALLACE

A Brilis Lior Production

ANNE GREY

TRILBY CLARK ALFRED DRAYTON ERIC MATURIN GORDON HARKER.

YER ANY TRAN OR MAPPY VALLEY BU

ORIENTAL

TO-DAY ONLY

THE BEST DETECTIVE STORY EVER SCREENED

JUST ALIVE WITH

THRILLING SENSATIONS.

BLACK

CAMEL

with

WARNER OLAND

Brilliant CHARLIE CHAN

solves a South Seas murder.

FOX MCTURE

PLÆRING

ROAD

MANCHAL

TEL 20478

TO-MORROW WEDNESDAY. STORY FROM THE FAMOUS BOOK READ and LOVED by MILLIONS

A MATCHLESS PRODUCTION

REBECCA of SUNNYBROOK FARMI

MARIAN NIXON RALPH BELLAMY Based on the play by Kate Douglas

Wiggin and Charious Thompson.

MAJESTIC

TO-DAY & TO - MORROW AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

HOTTER

in a smart,

and PEPPIER than

EDMUND LOWE

as the down prince of the Broadway night clubs VICTOR

McLAGLEN

as the self-appointed chaperone of

Lupe Velez who supplies the sex appeal El Brendel who supplies a peal of laughs

HOT PEPPER

rlot

The

China Mail.

EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION.

HONG KONG, MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1933

A SHORTER WORK WEEK

IN AMERICA

Continued from Page 1.}"

Miss Perkins to Head Committee.

A committee of the United States Cabinet, including the first woman: member. of an American Cabinet, Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labour, has been appointed to the machinery for supervise

national recovery.

Colonel Donald Sawyer, who has been made director of the Kuge public works programme, is pre-) paring to place a contract $100,000,000 worth of new buildings by next October.

WOULD DELAY PRICE INCREASES

for

His Holiness Hope Pius XI, head of the Roman Catholic Church, which, throughout the world, yesterday, celebrated *Papal Day.

Mr. Hugh S. Johnson, directing the administration's national re- ¡covery programme; said he would- appeal to the nation's industrial leaders not to increase prices for several months, as this would coun-in the army and fifteen years ago ter-balance wage increases planned was a member. of the war. industries In a series of trade agreements. board, when he directed control Mr. Johnson said almost every joperations similar to those now be industry had begun preliminary fing undertaken.

negotiations looking to agreements He was named by President to lead to higher wages, maximum Roosevelt to have charge of the hours of work, and the elimination far-fung programme provided in of selling below the cost of produc- tion.

Mr. Johnson, a Moline, Ill., manu- facturer, is a former major general (Continued at, foot of next Column)

TO-DAY

ONLY

TWO EUROPEANS

HELD UP

Motorists Robbed On

Taipo Road.

MISS HAMBLIN LOSES $400 KING

Two Europeans were held up and robbed on the Taipo Road yesterday morning at 1 am.

Mr. G. A. Nicholls, an assistant engineer employed at the China. Light and Power Company, Taiwan, was motoring at the time with Miss! Daphne Hamblin, elder daughter of Mr. F. Hamblin, also of the China Light and Power Company.

In his report to the police, Mr. Nicholls said that they were re- turning to Kowloon from Talpo. When nearing a bridge, about one and a quarter miles from the junc- tion of Laichikok road, they slowed down. Three Chinese armed with revolvers suddenly surprised them and demanded their jewellery..

Mr. Nicholls was robbed of a gold signet ring bearing his initials and worth $25, while his companion had to hand over a diamond ring valued

at about $400 and a string of pearls.

−

BUS CATCHES. FIRE

on

the industry control section of the A Blake Pier-Univeralty motor far-reaching measure enacted by bus caught fire last night Congress. Another section carried Garden Road. $3,300,000,000 for public works-

Reuter and A. P.

The damage was alight as the flames were quickly extinguished.

CENTRAL

THEATRO

A

AT 5.15 & 9.30 P.M. ONLY

LILY Damita

MADAME JULIE

THE WOMAN BETWEEN

LESTER VAIL ANITA LOUISE O. P. HEGGIE,

BEWITCHING

CONTINENTAL BEAUTY IN

CYCLONIC DRAMA OF EMOTIONS.

Attention WOMEN !

ADVANCE

BOOKING.

AT ANDERSON'S.

TO MORROW

5.15 & 9.30 ONLY

BY REQUEST

THE MOST TALKED

OF PICTURE OF

THE YEAR! JAN KIEPURA

IN

TELL ME TO-NIGHT”

WITH

SONNIE HALE AND

Damita &

MAEDA SCHNEIDER.

fashion mannequin

reveal

stunning

latest Paris styles.

Rinko

HERE'S ANOTHER

CHANCE TO SEE GORGEOUS MUSICAL

ROMANCE.

12.30, 2.30 & 7.15.

VIOLET WONG RAYMOND KING

IN

"OVER THE SEA"

United Photoplay

Picture.

THE MODEEN SPECIFI AGAINST SCABIES & PRICKLY HEAT

MITIGAL

&OINTMENT

JADE JEWELLERY,

PEARLS, DIAMONDS. Largest stock best ruality,

نم

GREAT CHINA TREASURE.

54a. Queen's Road Tel: ZT656,"

光華公司大道中五十四號、

QUEENS THEATRE

TO-DAY & TO - MORROW AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20,

THE

Should any girl

take the chances she mixing with the under, ra

to save her man from dirt,

WISER SEX

with CLAUDETTE COLBERT

MELVIN DOUGLAS.

Lillian Tackman and William "Boyd.

FROM WEDNESDAY —

MADAME RACKETEER IS ON THE LOOSE... AGAIN!

A Lady by Birth-a Rack eteer at Heart!

She'll Fill You With Giggle Water, Laugh- Soup and Joy-Juice

for a Grand Jag of Love and Laughter!

A

Lady's Profession

ALISON SKIPWORTH ROLAND YOUNG SARI MARITZA

RENT TULÓR - ROSCOE KARUS-MUMIETIONER

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

Printed and publis

by DAVID CHRISTIAN

A Garamonini Picture

STAR

At 2.30, 5.20,

7.20 & 9.20.

VIENNESE

NIGHTS

(WERE MADE FOR LOVE)