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Daan

CENTRAL

THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1931.

HEAR

A 1931 Paramount Super-Production.

MARLENE DIETRICH

The new screen beauty whose resemblance to GRETA GARBO is the rage of two continents

in

WHICH? Fate flings into her as a man when offers every thing a woman etaser But, ent of the Legion comes a los - 1 who affers walling bat love. Which plans abe chiune? Wealth and protection, at a for that will make her an Contenst amid ta mai splen-

dur af

Gary Cooper Madlene Dietrich Adolphe Menjou

MOROCCO

a Paramount Picture

A thrillingly magnificent ple thret ringing to the neeren a new persunatily that will flash

In light arrows dee nation, Mar

leve ittrich Revealing the

amaring things a wornau wi de fur love+

A Jose Tux Strash Pronucros

FRENCH STEAMERS Spenders of

IN COLLISION.

ANOTHER HAINAN STRAIT

MISHAP.

LIMCHOW AGROUND.

- were

French Two

vessels involved in a collision yesterday

Boxer Fund.

Prominent Britons on the Board.

MURDER CHARGES

WITHDRAWN.

TWO BROTHERS DISCHARGED THIS MORNING.

LACK OF EVIDENCE.

The murder charge preferred

and Cinn Po, members of a junk Prosecutor, and Chief Detective'

afternoon in Hainan Straft. RAILWAY STOCK.glast two brothers. Chan Ching

Sf.

the

which has during the last few weeks been the scene of

London, Apr. 14. grounding of several steamers, It is officially announced that seaman disappeared at the end of some of which have got off after the personnel of the. "London last year, was to-day withdrawn a line, others hein: still fast with Purchasing Committee," which by the police in view of the im- no frmediate prospect of is to spend the sum of £4,000,000 possibility of proceeding further Boxer In-with 'the' CAMO on the evidence The vessels concerned in the out of the British- latest mishap are the Canton, of demnity Fund for British rail-availablé. the Messageries Maritimes, and way materials, to be used in the

The step was taken after a con- the Limehow, of the Sing Kee Co. rehabilitation of the Chinese

sulation between the inspector The former vessel left Hongkong railways, has been completed. General of Police and the Public for Haiphong at 4 pm, on Man- while the latter was bound tiny,

Fit- The chairman will be Mr. Alfred Prosecutor and Chief Detective

Insperior Reynolds was then for this port from Haiphong with Sze. the Chinese Minister in coal and other general cargo.

London, and the members are Mr.structed to inform the Magistrate A message was received by the C. C. Wang, formerly managing Mr. Schofield) before whom the

prisoners had appeared loend office of the Sing Kee Co. director of the Chinese Eastern yesterday evening to the effect Railway, together with the follower of remands, that the great dif- ticulty encountered be the prosecu that the Limehow was nground ating British representatives:

tion was the nofi-discovery of the Pachim Pagoda, Hainan Straits,

Sir Arthur Balfour, a member body or the finding of any evid after a collision with the Canton.

washed The loent agents were asked to of the British Economy Advisoryjence that it had isen send out a salvage at imme- Counell, director of the National ashore. Having made

Provincial Bank, of High Speed considered as a good start on the diately,

The Limehow left Hoihow at Alloys, Ltd, and of Sheffell cat-case, the police, said Inspector Reynolds, haul now been compelled 11 am. yesterday, so it is pre-tery flems;

to withdraw. sumed that the collision must hav

Sir Basil Blackett, director of taken place yesterday afternoon. 10 Bank of England, chairman.

Buquiries made this nigeria and Internatiouni Cou-aidThe police are offering no

Sir

at

anim-

what he

To the prisoners. Mr. Schoßeld

fart. Her You

elicited the information that no

unleations, LA, director of a further evidence: in bont ha been sent out from

had the leading British cable com-evidence at all against you. Enuskone vol, but steps

penies, and formerly Finance are therefore discharged, already been taken 10 send

The ease concerns the probabic It is Member of the Executive Council Paltare free to the seene,

fate of seaman belonging to a anderstood thut the Henry the Government of India; Kenwick will most probably be

Ralph Wedgwood, Chier Chinese Customs-cutter, who was aff Pingchau despatched.

General Manager of the Landonat on board a junk suspected of

Mall smuggling and North-Eastern Railway since towards the end of last year, with, 1999.

directions to bring the craft in

He was not Shamun. 10 again, although the junk was traced to Pingchau subsequently, and there was a strong suspicion that he had been surprised and his body thrown overboard or otherwise disposed of, by those Three European members of the members of the junk'a crew who

lying 3.5. Agnmenon,

at Holt's were allowed to remain on board to have been and work the vessel. Wharf, were reported

So neves has been received here with react in the Canton, though the vessel is fitted with wireless.

Capt. Morganti is in command of thimehow which was due here this afternoon,

SCOTTISH SOCCER.

FALKIRK EASILY DEFEAT ST. MIRREN.

London, Apr. 14.

A similar Sino-British hotly ap pointed by Nanking, will be under National Government.— Reuter

the

went on boned stating that they were

seen

AN

victimised yesterday by two men who It was not until very recently, Lailors. Each of the men was mea that the Hongkong Police arrest- sured for clothes and W. . Evans, fed the two prisoners in the case. in the First Division of the Scot-Chief Officer, deposited $5. O. Beyond their Identification tish Football League, Falkirk were ones, second officer 519 and a third members of the crew of the junk, at home to-day to St. Mirren and officer $13 against their orders. The found deserted at Pingelnu, there won easily by five goals to nil two alleged tailors have not been had been no further important

developments.

Reater.

since.

AT THE

SÌ HONGKONG IL

QUEEN'S

Final Showings To-day At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30

TUNE IN FOR A MILLION

LAUGHS AND THRILLS!

WILLIAM

HAINES

REMOTE

CONTROL

How you'll roar! How

you'll gasp as Haines traps a

Dis

gang

of desperadoes and wins a girl - all by radio!

with

KING

CHARLES MARY DONAN

JOHN MILJAN

POLLY MORAN

J. C. NUGENT

Zij

EDWARD SEDGWICK

production

Metro

TALKING

PICTURE

Next Change

Beware a Laughing Lady, Men!

RUTH

Divorce with its acandal, strikes al ber with a force that starmuru ber. But the tabte back WIL 154 scronbent

Dower abs can som

me pd. And she laught in the hair

foo

It's a darlag, dashing story, bet

Rantly acted by the

sta

of "Madame

* fame, supported

by Clive Brock, bar lenging DAD 15

DITS,"

818.

CHATTERTON

*THE LAUGHING LADY

CLIVE TROCK

A Paramount Pictur

Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre. (Tol. 25720)

REVOLTING EVIDENCE IN GERMAN TRIAL. LABOURER CONFESSES TO "RIPPER" CRIMES.

tails of his erimes and life," but presamen were excluded at the suggestion of the German Press Association, who have been inun- dated with requests from religious and other bodies to prevent publica- tiun of unnecessary detaila.

Dusseldorf, Apr. 14.

A summary of the evidence was Evidence at the opening of the issued to the press, but much even trial of Peter Kuerten, a labourer in this resume in unfit for publien- who has confessed to the "Jack the tion.

Ripper" crimes which terroris Kuerten in the course of his ed Dusseldorf two years ago, was statements maintained that his im-

so revolting that the proecodings pulses were partly inherited from are being held in camera.

his father and partly due to life To-day, Kuerten entered as experiences in childhood, when his casual and indifferent as yesterday, father and mother and their ten and started studying his notes. He children all slept in one room.→→→ was prepared to give further do-Reuter.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEROY FRANKLIN, at 2 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA

THE

Showing To-day

LAUGH WEEK! at 2.80, 5.10, 7.15

Monkey business is great! Smile stocks are booming! Only Old Man Gloom is out of work! When the most delightful nuts that over escaped strait jackets come to town in their brand new cyclone of comedy. Funnier than "The Cocoanute." The whole town will shriek with laughter when they see the mer Try, mad new creations of

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MARX

BROTHERS

"Animal Crackers

a Paramount Pictur

& 9.30 p.m.

PRICES Including Tax

$2.20 Loge Scata Dreas Circle $1.70

Back Stalls $ 110: Front Stalls.

*50

Booking at the Theatre only

Tel. 25313 & 25330.

Patrons are requested to call for reserved seats äfteen minutes before com- mencementof performance. No reservations can be guaranteed after that. hour,

ADDED ATTRACTIONS-

BENNY RUBIN

"The General

NEWSREEL | HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY

TO-MORROW

What right

have we to

romance

after marriage?

Strictl

Unconventional

with

Lewis Stone

Catherine Dale Owen

Paul Cavanagh

Ernest Torrence

MOST romances, that we see on the screen end with marriage-but bere is one that starts with marriage!

An all-star, all-talking pro- duction of W. Somerset Maugham's "The Cirole which held Broadway spell- bound for two years an stage play!

Its daring and truth will everyone talking!