1931-07-09 — Page 12

CENTRAL

SEE THEATRE HEAR

FINAL SHOWS TO-DAY

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

LON CHANEY'S

Last But Everliving Thriller

(A Talking Picture)

Phantom Opera

LON CHANEY

MARY PHILDIN

NORMAN

KERRY

With its boat parts in Technicolour

Commencing To-morrow

A Gorgeous Production With 7 Songa

AN

ALL-TALKING

SINGING

DANCING

REVUE

THAT IS DIFFERENT/

COLUMBIA PICTURES

prevents

BANDA

SALLY O'NEIL

JACK EGAN CARMEL MYERS and on Charmble of Beautiful Dancing

Gubf

Directed by

GL0701 ARLIAIHDAUD

Sangs and dances that you will gever forget!

The most gorgenus musical show ever screened!

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1931,

COLONY'S WATER

SUPPLY.

POSITION BETTER THAN LAST YEAR.

KOWLOON WELL OFF.

AN UNEMPLOYED AMERICAN.

An

TO BE CHARGED AS A VAGRANT.

unemployed American, named Edward Lee Baker, 24 years of age, was charged before!" Comm.. Newlll, at the Marine Court this morning, with boarding the s. a. Michigan at

AIR FACILITIES APPRECIATED.

OVER 170 LETTERS SENT FROM HONGKONG.

EXTENSION LIKELY.

Considering the short notice it Returns issued by the Water Authority show that the total con- s.m. to-day without the permin-waa possible to give, and the novelty tents of reservoirs on the island sion of the master or the officer on of the scheme whereby the Colony was enabled to take advafttage of on July 1st was 1,819,87 million duty.

the air mail service from Shang- gallons, compared with 1.140.32 on

Baker was described as a sea-hai to Manchouli, the first despatch the same date last year,

man whose last ship was the 8.8.of mall over this route was quite The consumption during June Tacoma. was 365.45 million

satisfactory, In the opinion of the Kallons, in-

The case against the defendant postal authorities.

cluding 88,22 million gallons from WOR withdrawn by Mr. Ralph the mainland, this comparing with Burns, the Chief Officer of the 8.8. In all, 175 letters wore received 341.99 in June last year, when Michigan and he was accordingly and despatched, 143 to London and 64.14 were brought from the main-discharged.

lother parts of England, and 32

land, The consumption per head It wus Intimated that Baker routed to Berlin for transmission pur day for the month was 2.06akons before the Kowloon to other parts of Europe. One let ruilone, as against 25.7. in 1930.

ter WES íeceived addressed to On the mainland, the reservoirs Magistrate on July 1st contained 580.13 mii- application will be made for him Teheran, Perala, which was routed

lo Berlin. lion gallons, compared with 390.89 being sent to the House of Deten-

last year. The consumption for tion. June was 161.02 million gallons, against 136.14 in the previous year, while the consumption per head per day was 18:7 gatlons compared with 26.6 in 1930.

The rainfall up to June 30th was 36.68 inches, against 31.42 in 1930.

EMPIRE SURVEY

OFFICERS.

# a vagrant and

WHITE EMPRESSES.

REDUCTION IN FARES ANNOUNCED.

As previously mentioned, a great deal of unnecessary trouble was given to the postal authorities hy senders failing to follow the off- clal instructions as to the proper superscription.

The next mail over this route will close at the General Post Office on Saturday at 6 p.m. and will connect The Canadian Pacific an with the air, muil leaving Shanghai nounces, effective with, the sailing on the Tuesday evening following. of the Empress of Canada from These letters must be handed over Hongkong on August 15th. that the counter and be prepaid 'with the second class on the White the regular postage plus 30 conts Empresses will ba designated for every half ounce or fraction Tourist Cabin and fares will be thereof for the air service. reduced.

CONFERENCE OPENED AT COLONIAL OFFICE.

London, July 8. Representatives of many Colonies, Protectorates, Mandated Territories, certain Dominions and India as well as prominent survey experts of Great Britain are at tending the second Conference of Empire Survey Officers which open. ed at the Colonial Office to-day. The Conference will continue until

28th instant. the

190. Lord Passfield welcomed tho

190. For passengers travelling to members of the Conference, and Mr. W. G. Fairweather, Director of

No changes will be made in the Canada, U.S.A., of Europe on Surveys in Northern Rhodesia, re-present second cabin accommoda- limited budget, this new Empress plied.--Router.

AB tourist cabins are fitted service offers exceptional value.

It is hoped to extend this ser- The presont fares Hongkong to vice later by having the air mail Victoria and Vancouver are: carried on to Moscow and thence Empress of Japan

G$250.

on to Berlin, from which it can be Empress of Canada

250 routed by air, to London. Empresa of Asin Empress of Russin

The new fares will be: Empress of Japan Empress of Canada Empress of Asia Empress of Russia

tion.

230. 230,

G$270.

230.

with beds, hot and cold running water. A superior grade of food and service is provided.

KING'S THEATRE

MODERN-COOL-COMFORTABLE

The most comfortable and the only Air-Conditioned Theatre in the Colony. Showing To-day, at 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.

Clasped in her arms, he forgot the sleepless nights-three years of heartache. He remem- bered again---days of Joy-nights of paradisel What --- now trick-was Destiny about to play on him?

with

EDMUND LOWE

Mae Clarke William Harrigan Warren Hymer

Directed by John Blystone

♫

AT THE

On

HONGKONCE

QUEEN'S

To-day to Saturday At 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.20.

Everyone Accused Her

fought

Hiperishly

her

good

Dame

COMMON

Heryw

prize play,

CLAY

Clever Kinkeed

all talking

Fox movietone dromo

with

Constance

Love vs. Manmade Laws Bennett and the men of law were to Lew Ayres |

learn that when a woman wants justice-honour and a name for her child, she

stops at nothing!

NEXT

Tully Marshall Matty Kemp. Beryl Mercer

directed by Victor. Fleming

CHANGE

a

...Crushed by false love, he found real romance, man's

adventures---and the

wages of sin...in the underworld!

A Swell melodrama, a touching heart story, eracted by a cast of great stars!

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

HEA

At 2.00, 4,30, 7.00

To-day To Saturday & 9.30 p.m.

THE FIRST TALKING PICTURE MADE ENTIRELY IN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.

PICTURE

Miss

BUTTERFLY WÙ

IN

The "SINGING PEONY'

NEW PEKING RUGS AND CARPETS.

alao

NEW SHIPMENT OF STUNNING BEACH PYJAMAS

and

THE VERY LATEST LOUNGING PYJAMAS. · JADE TREE LTD. PENINSULA HOTEL ARCADE,

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by Fasolmion `PI FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria.

Mthong.

Men Ou

SUNDAY, 12th July, and MONDAY, July 13th.

By Special Request Re-screening of

"SPLINTERS"

HAL JONES

With

REG STONE LEW LAKE

BRITISH AND DOMINION

at the

„PORATION, LTD.

John

GILBERT

in the tensely exciting melodrama

GENTLEMAN'S FATE Louis Wolheim

with

Directed by Leila Hyams

Mervyn

Le Roy Anita Page

From the story bý

Ursula Parrott,

Marie Prevost

COMING SHORTLY-

WARNER BROS.

GEORGE ARLISS DISRAELI