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Saturday & Sunday, 4th & 5th July 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

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aaramount Release

The Rare Picture of Tropical Beauties

COMMENCING MONDAY 6th July

LON CHANEY'S

LAST BUT EVERLIVING PIECE

OF

THE PHANTOM OPERA"

THE

A Talking Picture with Best Parts

in Technicolor.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1931.

U.S. BONUS DISPUTE WALK-OVER

ENDED.

STOCKHOLDERS BACK OUT

OF ACTION.

Atlantic City, July 3. Stockholders have withdrawn

SINGLES AT

WIMBLEDON.

their suit against the Bethichem WOOD CHAMPION:

NO CONTEST.

Steel Corporation, to compel a bonus refund, which they institut- ed in January. The injunction which they obtained has therefore been formally dismissed.

London, July 3,

EMPIRE VARSITY

CONGRESS.

SPEECH BY PRINCE OF WALES.

London, July 3.

H. R. II. the Prince of Wales was recofved by the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs and by Mr. Stanley Bald- win, as Chancellor of the Univer- | alties of Cambridge and St. An- drew's, and other distinguished In an all-Britlah mixed doubles ciucationista, on the occasion of the Hemi-final at Wimbledon to-day, opening of the Congress of Univer- The suit was begun by four I. G. Collins and Miss Joan Hidloy sities of the Empire at the Guild- atockholders, who asked the Chan-caused a sensation by defeating P., hall. cery Court of Newark, New Jersey, D. B. Spence and Miss Betty Nuth- to compel the group of officers and all by two sets to one. directors to refund to the Corpora- Llon over $30,000,000 allegedly paid to them in bonuses since 1911.

The instigators in their dit desired to abolish the bonus

tem of the Bethlehem Corporation- -Router's American Service,

THE FINANCE BILL CERTIFIED.

LORDS POWERLESS TO ALTER,

London, July 3. The third reading of the Finance 25415. which incorporates the Government's Land Tax proposals, was debated in the House of Com- mans to-day und was carried,

The Bill, which was later read a first time in the House of Lards, has been formally certified by the speaker as a money B. Under the Parliament Act, 1011, Bills no certified, if not pawet! by the Blouse of Lords without amendment, may becomo inw without the concurence.

III Royal Highness, who la Pre- aldent of the Congress, read a mes

It was a close contest through-sage of welcome from: His Majesty out, but Collins was in splendid the King who expressed the view form, and Miss Ridley backed him) that perfodle interchanges of viewa up to good purpose. They lost the conduced to the mutual walfare of and won the next two by similar firat set 6-4, but rallied capitally the Empire's Universities.

scores.

Sydney Wood, the American Davis Cup player, becomes the Wimbledon champion in the Men's Slogies, as the result of the withdrawal of Frank Shields, bis Davis Cup enllengue. Shields in- jured his knee rather badly in the semi-final against Boratra and was forced to scratch from the Final.

Sydney Wool.

*The Prince said a century ago there were only eight Universities in the whole Empire, whereas to- day there were delegates present from no fewer than seventy. more he travelled, the more he was convinced that the best brains were required for finance, commerce and Industry.

lle

The Congress will meet at Edin- burgh on Monday--Reuter,

was by no means an easy victory. however. The British pair played brilliantly at times, but taking too many risks, paid the penalty. The scores were 6-4, 11-9. 8-6 In- Women's favour of the Americans.-Renter. Singles, Frantoip Aussen,

Prince George was among the preted, beat Fraulein Krahwirkel, Visilors who accupied the Royal Box to-day, F. J. Perry and Mies 527-5.

Heeley retire.In the semi-final of

In the final of the

A CX-5

G. M. Loll and Van Ryn. favouri-, the Mixed Doubles owing to an ac- te for the Men's Doubles, justified' cilent to Perry, and the match went of the Unner House on the Rayut the crities by defeating F. d. Perry to G. M. Lott and Mrs. Harper, the being signified –Brilsk hel G P. Hughes, the British maten being 1-6, 3-4 dence retired.

crack pair, in straight sets.

Assent Wireless.

British Wordless.

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Hear Chaplin's own composed musle synchronizing perfectly with. every action!

THE FASHION PLATE OF FUN

That dacby, thoes" trousers; those bum shoes, that trick mustache, that mou Your case -- you simply muse 100. shuttle along in his glorious dretsin, di both halves of the world.

Charlie Chaplin

IN

CITY LIGHTS

It in to laugher le lil qoʻs wiecfl and foeiers Charlie blue-bland of the city stawvit. and alleys having his voo and downe-from a white wing i the friend of aj millionairou The outertalezasets, the wid wodd has been waklog. and 1,200,000,000.gi can't be wrong

TO

-MORROW

"TIRRANY/TKI MAL ременный

Belle Bennett

MOLLY and ME

with Jon & Broaro

Appointments.

arranged by

MAJESTIC THEATRE

Nathan Road, Kowloon.

TO-DAY ONLY,

at 2 30, 6,20, 7.20

& 9.20 p.m.

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

E. A. VON KOBZA-NAGY, B.Á.

KOMOR, & KOMOR.

ART PHOTOGRAPHY,

Paintings from the Life.

Paintings Rostored.

́ ́ Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FERRICK PICT FRANKLIN, at 1 and B. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

Victor McLaglen

A DEVIL with WOMEN

FOX

PICTURES

With

MONA MARIS, HUMPHREY BOGART

and LUAMA ALCANIZ

Directed by Irving Cummings

·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 pm.

NEXT ATTRACTION

Commencing (TO-MORROW) SUNDAY, 5th July:

THE

Book

DANCERS

with LOIS MORAN FOX

at the Theatre:::

WARNER BROS.

JOHN

in important entertaiment event

BARRYMORE

IN HIS FIRST TALKING PICTURE

GENERAL CRACK

Distinguished peer of present day stars of

命

stage and screen-teen

at his best in a thrilling

story of chivalry and

mad adventure.

soldier of fortune, who

fights and loves equal facility.

with

With Lowell Sherman,

Marian Nixon, Armida,

Hobart Bosworth.

Based on the novel by George Preedy. Direc

ted by Alan Crosland.