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CENTRAL

SEE

THEATRE HEAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

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

NOT EXACTLY GENTLEMEN

WITH

VICTOR McLAGLEN

Fay WRAY

Lew CODY Eddle GRIBRON

His weakness? Quly blondes, bru- neties, and red- henda Was he off dames? So HEsaid, Then she smiled, And another bold bad man went for a buggy ride.

Directed by BENJAMIN STOLOFF

FOX

SPICTURE

COMMENCING THURSDAY

"THE

Another

Paramount

Sensation

The Daring Differ-

ent Amazingly Real Production

SILENT ENEMY"

a Paramount Picture

Two years of fighting courage boyond civiliza- tion creating this wild, primeval

romance!

Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre, (Tal. 2720)

For the Beat

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THE

HONGKONG

THE FIVE YEAR PLAN.

M.P. SENTENCED IN GLASGOW.

TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1931.

BANKING EXPERTS & GERMANY.

PREFERS PRISON TO PAYING!

FINE.

AWAITING RESULT OF CTHER STEPS.

QUEEN'S

DE THEATRECKE

Moscow, Aug. 4.

To-day & To-morrow

At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20

TWO NEW SOVIET DECREES.

London, Aug. 10.

London, Aug."4. Britain's militant Member of The modifications in the rural

Parliament, Mr. W. SteGovern. There was a meeting to-day, at policy of the Soviets as well as in whose conduct caused a fight in Basie, of the Committee of bank- their treatment of "bourgeois"the" House of Common

Tew! engineers and various experts, re cently forecasted by Stalin In a sensational speech, are

which the Seven- experts weeks go and emiled in his in suspension, was fined or the Power Conference requested the

two deerees promulged in alternative of twenty days Imari Bank of international Settlements |

The first these

Kivesmentat tilasgow-to-day for

all "non-proletarian" elements en-addressing a raceting on a local "to set up to inquire into the Raked in

Inmediato further credit needs

I workers, declaring the status of Kreen without a permit. Seva of Germany and to stude the poa~ | other speakers were charged and albilities, of converting a portion

lof her shori-term credits Into jong.

torm."

that they shalt enjoy romplete efyll and economiconvicted for the same offence. rights and privileges "provided. Upon hearing the sentence Mr. they work loyally for the reallon-Metiovern replied: "I won't pay. The Committee consists of re- tion of the Five Year Plan and are | † prefer to go to pejsou.“

not inspected, or found guilty, of aels of sabotage.

the

The second decree relaxi so-called collectivisation traca! which henceforth poor peasants, Mir they so desire shall be exempted.

At the same Bruc, however, it was, amounced that the marshalling of

FLOOD DISASTER.

Continued from Page 1.

the peasants in the so-called collecdied, and they cannot be buried, tive Theme is warly complete in the Carensson of dogs, ules and other Chuersus, the Lower Volga, animals, aflat on th water. nee Ukraine and the Ural grain belt derasing. and

number of ther dis-i

Gorrison soldiers are patrolliny tricts where from eighty two tor ninety-five per cent of all peasants to execute on the spot anyhals

the streets in sumpans with order: 1 collective aught bave been organised in farms.

NOTED SPORTSWOMAN, LAIÐ TO REST.

FUNERAL OF MISS KINUE HITOMI

Osako, Aug. 5. The funeral service sil Misy Kinu Hitomi, the world-famous | sportswoman, who succumbed to illness last Sunday, was held here; this morning. I was attended by many Japanese celebrities and many young folk prominent in the world of athfeties,

Miss Hitomi had represented; Japan at the Olympic games and was the holder of several records. '

WEATHER REPORT,

either loating for

tempting to create disordera. AS A farther precautionary step the authorities are reqsteing all ampans which have come into the city from the giver, to register at the Public Safety Hurra these boats will be subject to, Severe examination.

presentatives nominated by the Governors of the Central Banka and is presided over by Mr. Albert Bigrin, the United States member. It took note of the direct negoth- between now proceeding London, New York, Paris and Zurich, and renched the conclu- that no decision should be takes until the results of these pre known. The rations British meraber la S Walter Layton. 24 Director of Bank Por England, British Wirelena.

THEIR MAJESTIES IN LONDON.

GOING TO BALMORAL VERY SOON,

London, A. 10. The King and Queen returned to Hundreds of premises in Khe London to-day from Cowes, where 11 fortnight on the Bang Nanking. Walu, Tatung eg spent

Royal

*Victóriu Yacht

and Jo Ankin are under water,

Albert," The King has enjoyed several days racing in his enter **Britarinia."

SHIPS SPEED GAINS ONE KNOT.

AVERAGE OYER PERIOD OF 33 YEXUS,

To-morrow, after a meeting of The Privy Council, Their Majesties will travel from King's Crosp Station to Sandringham and after a short stay there will, proceed to

altsoral.British Wireless.

London, Aug. 4.

Having a previous convlėtion, a man The fact that the average speed of ships has only increased by one and Kwonge Wa was sentenced to six months imprisonment and six knot in years is revealed strakes by Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon

fa statistics published by the Ship Magistry this surning for snatching ping World. The average of all a pair of gold and jade enr-rings from British ships Inst year was in

woman yesterday. The evidence The Royal Observatory reports approximately 10.51 knois and of dived that the man snatched the ear- that the typhoon is shown as a foreign ships 9.39 kaeis. The logs from a woman in Reclamation some what deep depression S.E.difference is due to the fact that Street. He bolted into a lane, but of Changsha, A feeble

anti-the British fleet is better balanced i was caught by a Sanitary Department cyclone is central beetween S.W.; between Various types thanolic. The cur-rings were eventually

i found in a fane.

of Japan and the Bonins,

foreign fleets.

KING'S THEATRE

MODERN-COOL-COMFORTABLE

The most comfortable and the only Air-Conditioned Theatre in the Colony. Final Showings To-day, at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

WILLIAM POWELL

IN

"MAN of the WORLD"

A Paramount. Picture

with

CAROLE LOMBARD

NEXT ATTRACTION

COMMENCING TO-MORROW, 12TH AUG. EDMUND LOWE IN

SCOTLAND

The dramatic YARD

movietana thriller

Booking at the Theatre.

FOX®

PICTURE

MARY PICKFORD'S BEST

'KIKI'

Starring

MARY PICKFORD

AT THE

NEXT CHANGE

A PICTURE EVERYONE SHOULD SEE

A STORY OF EVERYDAY LIFE

SINS OF THE CHILDREN

A Mano Goblwyn-Mayer ALL TALKING METURE

STAR

TO-DAY ✔ TO-MORROW At 2.30, 8.29, 7 20 # 9.20

Buster

KEATON

the Laugh-Buster

DOUGH BOYS

SEE HEAR

THEATRE N

SHOWING TO-DAY

The Metro-Goldwyn Mayer production, ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE

For 2 days only (August II-12.)

He could even steal a lady's heart!

WILLIAM

HAINES in

ALIAS

Jimmy Valentine

ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE - he had a thousand allasos

but each one was a laugh;

It will indeed be interesting to see that he went crooked for

fun, went straight for love, sâorificed for duty..

JIMMY outwitted the police of avory oity but was captured

by the heart of a nicò girl.

Daily performances

2.80.

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6.15 Saturday & Sunday only

7.10

0.15,

Next Change

Watch and see the Fox Movietone production: GIRL FROM HAVANA.

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