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CENTRAL

SEE THEATRE HEAR

Owing to some unforeseen reasons THE SHOWING OF “PLUNDER" is postponed,

SHOWING TO-DAY

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

We are showing the Rare Picture

of South Seas Romance A Release of May, 1931.

Marlene Dietrich

Clara Bow

Nancy Carroli ANY of the 1931

romantic pets

can

TAKE LOVE LE

FROM THE VIVACIOUS STAR OF

TABU

a Paramount Release

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1931.

KENT RIGHT OUT | AERIAL CRASH IN

OF FORM.

FOURTH SUCCESSIVE

DEFEAT.

SOUND ESSEX WIN.

MALAYA.

FLYING CLUB MEMBER INJURED.'

PLANE WRECKED.

WIMBLEDON.

TWO UPSETS FOR AMERICA.

London, July 2.

4. M. Lott und Mrs. L. A, Har per, who are strongly fancied to carry off the mixed doubles title Kuala Lumpur, June 25.

рго- London, July 2.

to-day, As the result of a crash yesterday at Wimbledon, made good

"gress towards that end Kent have faded right out morning Mr. D. H. Hodgson,

the member of the Kuala Lumpur Fly-winning two important matchca In other respects, Amerien did after a brilliant start to season. To-day, at Colchester, ing Club, is now in hospital and in quick succession

one of the club's three machines is

Helen Jacoba was eliminated they experienced their fourth badly damaged, probably beyond re. not have a good day to-day. Miss successive defeat in the county pair

Mr. Hodgson, who is with the from the women's singles, in championship, Essex winning by Forest Department, was flying sole which there will be an All-Gor- ten wickets.

In a Moth machine about 8 o'clock man final, while the Davis Cup doing the gura of eight teat for players, Shielda and Wood, falled his "A" Heerice. While performing badly before Cochet and Brugnon, this manoeuvre he got into dim. in the men's doubles.

Results: culties through losing flying speed. He recovered when about 100 feet from the ground, but at that point he tried to enter the aerodrome,

He again lost flying speed, the into a stalled and fell machine shallow mining pit.

The Kont batting failed in innings, and the match was over in two days..

both all

Kent won the toss and elected to take first knock, but put up a wretched display. They were all out for 130. Nichols, the tall Essex fast bowler, did the damage, taking wickets for 42 runs.

The accident was seen by · Mr.

Jack O'Connor, who has been H. E. Hamblin, the club's ground season, engineer, and Mr. 11. F. L. Mavity.

rather out of form this

Mr. Hamblin rushed to the scenc

was the principal scorer for Es-a member of the club. Hex, who replied with 289, abtain-i ing a lead of 159 runs, O'Connor of the crash and extricated the pilot

with commendable Contributed 119.

promptitude,

while Mr. Mavity telephoned from the clubhouse to the hospital.

Women's Singles Semi-finals. Fraulein Aussem (Germany) beat

Mdme. Mathieu (France), 8-0. 2-6, 6-3. Fraulein Krahwinkel (Germany) bent Mino Helen Jacobr (U.S.A.) 10-8, 9-6, 6-4.

Men's Doubles Semi-final. Cochet and Brugnon (France) bent

F. Shields and (U.S.A.) 6-4, 7-5, 6-2.

Mixed Doubles,

'$

Wood

Fourth Round: G. M. Lott and Mrs. Harper (U.S.A.) bent De Kehrling and Mrs. Satterth- waite, 6-3, 0-4.

Fifth: Lott and Mrs. Harper bent Mater and Mellte. Adamoff, 4-2, 4-6, 6-3.

31 years old.

Kent just managed to avald in innings defeat, compiling 162 in

The pilol, who was conscious and their serand knork. Essex did not appear very seriously hurt, turally cnogh mude four russ without loss for victory-Reuter, was placed in the club's own motor. cay which is always kept standing by and rushed to hospital where he

to was found he suffering from two

He is undoubtedly very lucky to Charged with a minor offence, broken ribs and severe shock. Chinese who appeared before Mr. Anxiety was felt for him later in have fallen in the mining pool as Schofield at the intral Police Court the dry, but in was reported this one winit of the maching crumpled this morning preally informet bi

impact. The fuselage felt the Worship that he had arrived in the morning that he is making good up on the soft mud before the towards recovery, Colany before the Great Snowstorm?". Udgren was regarded as one machine is believed to be damaged Nothing is generad demeanour, hip Worship remarked that the defendant of the soundest and most competent beyond repait.

He had done The machine was entirely air- was a bit of an actor. The defendant members of the club.

about ten hours' sela flying. He a worthy when Mr. Hodgson went up, was fined $2.

KING'S THEATRE

MODERN-COOL-COMFORTABLE

The most comfortable and the only Air-Conditioned Theatre in the Colony. TO-DAY and TO-MORROW, at 2,80, 610, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

AT THE

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HONGKEL MG CLAS

QUEEN'S

Hear music

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

composed

Chaplin's own synchronizing perfectly with

every action!

THE FASHION PLATE OF FUN

That derby, those trocuter, thoen shoes, that trick‘mustache, 'that' your cane -* you simply murt 200 shuffle along in his glorious deanst both halves of the world.

Charlie Chaplin

IN

CITY LIGHTS

It is so laugh we do we wrong wistful sigh förfoen. Chisel ble-blood of the city, street, and alleys baring his tips and dovezu➡from websith wing - the"friend"of aĮmitionalis, The nutarteiamame, the wide! world has been waking for i and fà,200,000,000.goog can't be wrong; e

MIN

COMING SOON

LON CHANEY'S LAST ON THE SCREEN "THE PHANTOM of the OPERA"

NEXT

CHANG

TIFFANY STIKL

Belle Bennett MOLLY and ME

with Joe & Brotona

LOCAL EDUCATION. OVER 62,00D SCHOLARS ON

SCHOOL ROLLS.

In the Report of the Director of Education for 1990, which has just been issued, is published a table showing the number of schools and scholars in the Colony.

MAJESTIC THEATRE

Nathan Road, Kowloon,

To-day & To-morrow

at 230, 5,20, 7.20

& 9.20 p.m.

A Drama of Fame and Folly in the Glamor of the Footlights.

ANGLO-GERMAN AMITY

BRITISH ́ CRUISERS TO PAY VISIT TO KIEL.

London, July 2, Admirat Rushton leaves Stock- holm to-day in command of the cruisers Dorsetshire and Norfolk On an unofficial visit to the German feet at Kiel.

It is shown that there are 20 Government Schools (17 English The informality of the visit is and three Vernacular), 305 Grant due to the desire on the part of in-Aid and Subsidied schools (12 both Governments to avoid un- English and 293 Vernacular), and necessary expense,

702 Unaided

(188 English Schools

and 664 Vernacular).

[the

Admiral Rushton, who then and

rank of a Commander,

Was

The number of scholars on the present as an executive officer of roll were: Government Schools, the light cruiser Southampton Grant-fo-Aid Schools, during the last viait of the British 6.375; 23,475; and Unaided Schools, Navy to Kiel, in 1914, shortly $3,647 making an aggregate of before, the outbreak of war.-

British Wireless. 62,297.

Printed and Published, for the Proprietors by. Fammick PakOY, FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

Victor McLaglen

WARNER BROS possenta

JOHN

Qin important

entertaiment event

BARRYMORE

IN HIS{FIRST TALKING PICTURE

A DEVIL with WOMEN GENERAL CRACK

FOX

PICTURES

Wish

MONA MARIS, HUMPHREY BOGART

and LUAMA ALCANIZ

Directed by Irving Cumminga

·SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT

PEGGY and GUY

First appearance in the Colony.

An Acrobatic Duo from the leading London Theatres & Clubs.

- At 5.10, 7.15 and 9,30 p.m.

THE

NEXT ATTRACTION Commencing SUNDAY, 8th July,

DANCERS

with LOIS MORAN

Distinguished peer of present day stars of

#

stage and screen~-~-seen

at his best in a thrilling story of chivalry and

A

and adventure. soldier of fortune, who

☛ fights and loves with

equal facility.

With Lowell Sherman, Marian Nixon, Armida, Hobart Bosworth.

Based on the movel by George Freedy. Direc

bed by Alan Croslazıd.