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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY

THE

at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.

SOCIAL SWIM!

Mont poople whoso escapaden are front page news. Sons and daughters of wealth-

living, loving,

spectacularly.

marrying

faroons

Edith Wharton, novalist, shown them to yon. Her bestselling novel,

"The Children'', now on the talking screen, Revesi- ing:

MARRIAGE PLAYGROUND"

with

MARY BRIAN

FREDRIC MARCH

Directed by

Lothar Mondes

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

MAJESTIC

SHOWING.

TO-DAY

THEATRE

SPECIAL TIMES

at 2.00, 5.00, 7.30 & 9 30 p.m.

Now you can see Erich Maria Remarque's world-famous book in allits emotional power, transferred to the taiking screenwith an amazingfidolity" --without ono iota of com- promise to "movie" tradition. Come and see the human side

of war as seen through the

eyes of Youth.

L

War is not all shot and shell!

more often it is the drama of simple human emotions in stranga sur- roundings. The Incident of the French girls from across the canal is just ONE of the thousand inci-

donts faithfully pictured.

With Louis Wothelm, Lawh Ayres. John Wray, Adepletion

and dialoges by Maxwell Anderson and George Abbolt.

A CARL EAEMMLE, Jr. Production! Directed by LEWIS

MRLESTONE. Presented by CARL LACMUMLE.

ALL QUIETON THE WESTERN FRONT

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

CHARGE AGAINST

MR. CHRISTIE.

COURT OFFICIAL'S SUDDEN ABSENCE.

A

CASE ADJOURNED. -

MONDAY, MAY 25, 1931.

of the necessary Interpretation MARTYRED LADY

such a course would require a lot of time.

Mr. Tycho Wing, defending, ques- tioned the propriety of Mr. Brown's suggestion. Was it good enough in law? He very much doubted it. In his experience, if a new judge took over a criminal case everything connected with It had to be gone over again.

MISSIONARIES.

Vain Attempt to Find Bodies.

VILLAGERS FLEE.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Mr. Anderson: May I suggest further adjournament until

an adjournment until next week? May 27 of the proceedings against You, Mr. Wing, will be engaged in Colonel James Chrlatie was order-the other court on Friday and part ed in H. M. Police Court on Thurs-of to-morrow, and Saturday and Monday are holidays. Mr. Haines day morning owing to the

unex-will, be back by Wednesday. He pected absence from Shanghai of left this morning and I did not the Registrar (Mr. C. H. Haines). know until a late hour last night Mr. Christie is charged with that he was going away at all. obtaining approximately $28,000 from n Mr. Lee Ching-kiu, drill

Mr. Wing: The trouble is that

Quite, recently an attempt was Instructor to the Talshing (Kinng-my client is in custody. While

Amoy Road Gaol is run on most made, at the request of the Church Protection Corps, by false excellent lines it is still by noMissionary Society. it is under- su) pretences. It being alleged that he means what one could call a week-

50 failed to supply 200 rifles and. pistols in return for such sum.

nesses

and, upon their being re-sworn, to put to them the evidence they had given for the purpose of obtaining

their assent thereto.

Amoy Road Goal.

ond resori.

Foochow. May 23. Lawless elements appear to re- tain complete control of the shock- ing situation in the interior of Fuklen.

stood, by a party of soldiers to find the remains of Mias Nettleton and Miss Harrison, who was done to death by Communists In Septem- ber last, near Chungan.

The soldiers were led by two Chinese members of the C.M.S. but when the party approached the village, where the tragedy took place, every one of the inhabitants took to his heels and there was no-

Soviet

After a consultation with Mr. Brown, Mr. Wing said that they In opening the proceedings the realized the value of Mr. Ander- Chief Clerk of H. M. Supreme son's proposal to adjourn. He Court (Mr. C. G. 0. Anderson)

would ask, however, that his client said that the responsibility of con

be allowed to go, under escort, tinuing the inquiry in the registo see friends with the abject of frar's nosence devolved un him.

He had been He proposed to re-call the wit-arranging bail.

who had given evidence,anted a similar privilege pre-one to give any information.

lously, but as the day on which This is not surprising. for the he had then visited his friends was village was the sent of the local a Saturday nothing could be done. Ho (Mr. Wing) had never

per Ronally been able to regard Satur- day as a working day, and doubtedly others Shanghai

cluding Mr. Brown, were of the Since then, it seems, the soldiers. same mind. The difficulties metare fighting a losing battle againat with by his client could, there- the Communists in the region, as fore, dè appreciated.

the utter have been reinforced by large numbers from the Kiangai order, fleeing from the war over there. Bad accounts are given by missionaries from up-river, some of whom state that in their opinion the trouble has not yet "touched

Waste of Time.

וות

Mr. Anderson agreed Le 1U- therize the palice to eseuri Christie.

Mr. M. Blumfeld Brown, pro- secuting. suggested that in order to avoid waste of time the wif- arsses should merely be asked to signify whether the Avidence they had already given was correct, after which Mr. Anderson could neganint himself with the deinits of the proceedings by rending the depositions ps contained in the $2.500 and personal recognizances Registrar's notes. He could not see of $5,000, conditionn) upon Mr. the advantage of having the evi-Christie depositing his passport dence read all over again; because with the Court.

Bail was set at one

surety of

Government. The people have been so terrorised that not one of them would dare give informa- martyred tion to friends of the Indies.

bottom" and that there may be Worse times in store than any we have had yet.

KING'S THEATRE

MONARCH OF THEM ALL

EVERY

INCH A LAUGH!

HARD.

D

LOYD

IN

SHOWING TO-DAY

at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15

& 9.30 p.m.

The ONE and ONLY HAROLD

LLOYD in a Paramount All- Talking and Laughing Comedy!

The Biggest Scream Since

“TALKIES"

Began.

The special COOLING PLANT

is NOW WORKING. Patrons

will find that they may view, future screenings under the most pleasant and comfortable condi-

tions even during the HOTTEST ·

DAY in the Summer.

AT THE

A HONGKONG FO

QUEEN'S 1.30, 5.10, 7.16 & 9.36

TO-DAY to WEDNESDAY

MARIE

DRESSLER

GEORGE

HILL production

1 Metro- Goldwyn Mayer,

TALKING

PICTURE

-and

guess who? WALLACE

BEERY

You've always wanted to see these outstanding stars together.

Well, here they are, in a picture that sweeps you along the rond of laughter, tears, tense drama, to ana unforgettable elimax!

MIN AND BILL

-Special Added Attractions

OUR GANG

in "First Seven Years”

and the

DOG COMEDY

COLLEGE HOUNDS”

NEXT

CHANGE

The most famous of all modern adventures now

comes to you--

TRADER HORN

Directed by W. S.

VANT DYKE

The sounds and cries- of jungle beasts the chant of the savage. tom-toms, beat an inversantly throbbing ture against which you see the grandest romantiu adventure of all times!

MUSSOLINI INJURED.

THROWN FROM HORSE ON MORNING RIDE.

Was

tomary morning ride when his horse after a very high jump fell

The Duce on his knoos. thrown and reecived minor injuries to his face. They were promptly treated and Sig, Musso- lini was able to receive the dole- was gation of Bulgarian gymnasts slightly Injured during his cus-hortly afterwards.--Router.

Home, May 23,

Sig. Benito Mussolini

› Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FESORICE “PEROY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

FEET FIRST"

Plans Now Open-

Book Early.

Booking at the Theatre.

Tel. 25313 & 25330.

Metio Goldwyn May

In order to cope with the assured incre patronage and to enable all theatre- miracle picture of the year at their M-G-M's mightiest production will be taneously at the QUEEN'S-SATR & WORLD