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CENTRAL

SEE THEATRE HEAR

SHOWING TO-DAY.

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

CZAR OF BROADWAY

with an all star cast as peiling.

JOHN WRAY

BETTY COMPSON

JOHN HARRON

Suga! -

That Houstond Stemly of Mine. --Colleginted Love,"

Claude Allister, King Baggot, George Byron. Duke Leo. -

Directed by William James Craft.

NEXT CHANGE

Another 1931 Paramount Sensation

Amazing

זיול*

EVER

No pretoze lavishly pruned by slan press Unforgettabile," ways the New York Times.

Excitingly trancingly real, may the Berning

.at.

because it is REAL!

THE SILENT ENEMY'

A Garamount Picture,

Actually filmed in

the

pritneval wildst Romance. people, beasts beyond civilization. Standa Shoulder.tn.shoulder with "Chong" and those other opic apolacios which come ali too seliom," says the New York American.

COMING SOON

NOT EXACTLY GENTLEMEN.

VICTOR MɗAGLEN,

FOX

PICTURE

Booking at Anderson's and the Theatre, (Tel. £3720.

For the Beat

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and

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1931.

DEATH OF NOTED

MISSIONARY.

THE REV. C, G. SPARHAM PASSES AWAY:

CHINA SERVICE.

he proceeded Home on

un rellrement.

on

GERMANY'S BIG The War

BURDEN. In the

HUGE PAYMENTS AND North.

LOANS.

London, July 30,

PAOTINGFU.

In the House of Commons in GRAVE THREAT TO answer to a question, the Finan- Jeinl Secretary to the Treasury

stated that from the Armistice te! September 1st, 1923, German pay; ments under the Treaty amounted

BATHING PICTURES.

A Chance for Local Amateurs.

Peking, July 31. The greatest perturbation pre-

quent on information to the effect |that General Shil Yu-shan's troops have advanced to within twenty miles of Pantingfit, and are mak- ing preparations for nn immediate attack on the city, the inst line of defence before Peking.

London, July 30. The death has occurred of the Rev. Charles George Sparham, who was for over 40 years a missionary in Central China. He resided int valle among Manchurians conue- Shanghai from 1917 to 1929, when

The reverend gentleman was one or the best-known missionaries ever to work in China. Born January 181. 1860, at Brighton, he WOM educated al Cheshunt College, Herts.. University College, London, and London University.

He w appointed to the Central China Mis- slon by the London Missionary Society in 1884, and from that year to 1895 he travelled extensively in Hupeh, establishing rulssion centres ot Yan Meng and Yengshan.

VIIM

From 1897 to 1902, he callaborat- ed with the Rev. Griffith John. B. D. hose daughter fe later married, in pioneer work In Human and in the establishment of frentres at Hengchow, Siangtan and

Changen. During this period, and i for four years later, he superintend

If you are 5131 amateur photographer, you have the opportunity of winning $20 for the best bathing-beach saapshot sent in to the Teir- graph during August,

Make a point of taking your camera with you when a bathing picnic you go on! this werk-end, and send in your snaps without delay. Get them printed on glossy paper. in black and white, and write

and addre your game beck of each photo. No e- trance fer,

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to about 270,000,000 and no con- Miderable amount

t various districts and was largely | mxnamamanancemeat instrumental in the establishment of over forty churches,

WHE others, he explored the hither valley of the festum range near Kinktam. This resulting in

The

founding

Sanatorium in 1994,

Koting

General Shih fearing the passibi. ty of the arrival of reinforce mente, la

concentrating 30,000 picked troops in

in readiness for the hix attack which is expected to take place to-morow.

It is now revealed that Marshal Yen Isi-shan is Annncing the ex- pedition of General Shih which Jums at the overthrow of the Man- Churian regime at Peking, Apr. presentative of Marshal Yen has arrived at Shihehlachuang to con- fer with General Shin. Marshal You Is at Dairen and a report is erent that he may shortly return to Chihli personally to lead his troops.

Shib's received

by Germany from foreiga loans, though a lorge sum was obtained by the sale of marks.

Manchurian air raids on General contining. A hib's troops aro Chengchow MOSKOPA says that four planes left on Wednesday in bombard Shibchinehuang and swes

Ji destroying four From the roming into force of ceeded in the Dawes Plan to the present, motor lorries which were used for Uneasinese revails in Norði- Germany hut paid about £500,000 transport purposes.

reparations And Treaty 000 For

borrowed sourer Bonan, where the local Gov- charges rus0,000,000 by way of long-term

Ternment has declared martial law, Foreign tons.

From 18001 In 1905. he was member of the Kuling Couvil of which he was Chairman from 1980 In 1985, nd was a member of the special Committee which secured an Lexteusing of the Kuling Estate in

In addition, she and alitaineil! 1904. Later, he trvanie Principal

credits RafBeially! of the London Mission Normal, short-term

estimated a year ago at £360,000- School at 1tankow. was the Bush Wireleas. the author of several works, in- cluding "Christianity and the Ke- Higions of China" and "An Outline of the Life of Christ.” – Kruter.

Ite

THE DO.X SOLD.

BEING PLACED ON AIR ROUTE.

Rusku.

DEFENCES RE-TAKEN.

Tientsin, July 31. Launching 2 counter-attack, the Mukden

reinforced. troops heavily have recaptured the defences to the north of Pastingiu. after Heveral

It is advertised that the Exchange lieurs of heavy fighting.. Banks will be closed to the transaction: of public business August 3,

oti

The Panting defences are ex- Monday-pected to change hands frequently

in the next few days, while this Mukden forces. are endeavouring recover the whole position... Reuter.

Bauled in dry dock at io to daneirn the Da.X will be taken ever by the Condor Syndicate. South American Airways Com- Berlin, July 20. pany, and will start on Saturday The giant flying ship DX will on the first trip to New York, the probably not return to Germany, it Brazilian Post Ofee having issued being confirmed that the super a series of special air mail stamps sized plane is to be put into for the drst round trip of the regulay passenger service between dying ship, whose performance New York and the east coast of since its arrival in South America South America.

Juve ivotised great popular After being thoroughly over-enthusiasm.

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The most comfortable and the only Air-Conditioned Theatre in the Colony.

Final Showings To-day

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IN

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"The Sap from Syracuse” snappior than ever! "The Social Lion" in a now rOBI rioti Aboard the Battleship Merryland with a crew of Kittonish outlos and 4 bat- tery of snigger snitchers }

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UILLIAN ROTH, HARRY GREEN

EUGENE PALLETTE

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Mea-

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She used Her Beauty

and Allure as a

-Weapon to

Battle the Underworld!

Crash through

with

Joan

RAWFORD

in her most

dramatic romance

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