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CENTRAL

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SHOWING TO-DAY

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

ROMANCE OF THE OPERA

The first All-Talking, Singing, Dancing "Sound-on-film Chinese Picture"

FEATURING

NURMEI YOUNG

(The Foremost. Serera Favourite of China)

wath

VIOLET WONG

Known as TZE LO LAX. Famous Cantonese Hareing Star)

PHU KHUAN ENG

(Danring Queen of Shanghaij

And an-all star cast including the best players

of China

DO NOT MISS THIs picturE Produced by Unique Films, Shanghai

THE

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1931.

FORCING PACE. ON DISARMAMENT.

GEN. SMUTS REGRETS | -HURRY.-

"FORGED" NOTE CHARGES.

ELDER GUIMARAES COMMITTED,

INFLAMMATORY NOTICE.

YAUMÁTI BARBER

FINED.

Convicted un, a charge of posses- [sion of inflammatory writing ni No. 20 Sal Kung Rond, Wong Ket was fined $100 with the alternative of one month's hurd-inbone at the Kowloon Magistracy before

Mr Fraser this morning.

London, Oct. H Delivering his views on disarms- ment, in the course of the Basil

BAIL GRANTED. ficka Lecture at Sheffield Univer sity. General Smuts said he thought

Charges concerning an alleged it a thousand pities that the League attempt to defraud a Chinese of of Nations should be called to streh $3,000 under the pretext of selling him $5,000 worth of forged bank us next. February's

It was stated that the defendant SVL MLE Dimrnament Conference in its notes were proceeded with againat kept a barber shop at that address Gullherme Guimaraes before Mr.anit the notice was found on a par- Pallcetition in the shop, the rear cubicle of which was used for a mid-jongs

a fateful ordeal

re

Erted on his hearers the | Williams at the Central

fat that learninment was not gelug to be carried through in one Conference--it wasound to be a matter for many enferences, ex- tending probably

many decnden.---Reuter.

BANK RATE UP IN NEW YORK.

GOLD MOVING FROM U.S. TO FRANCE.

New York, Del. 8. The Federal Reserve Bank has Increused the re-discoun! rnto from one at a half to two

half per cent.

and

It is noteworthy in connexion with this derision, that gold to

Court this morning.

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy (Public m Prosecutor) appeared for the His Worship af first imposed a Crown and Mr. Leo d'Almada, jnr. Rue of $200 but subsequently redue-. (Instructed by Mr. M. A. da Silvn) |ed R. represented the defendunt.

Mr. Fitzroy said that the ense was very similar to the inat, one brother figured. In the in which the accused ankl his

present case it was a matter of getting for! $3,000 forged notes to the value of $5,000. One nata was passed. The Introducer took the complainant to 6. Chin ftond where the negused lived and the same performance | was gone through, the brother ap- leuring on the scene. The money |

SOUTH AFRICAN

RUGBY.

TOURISTS WIN SECOND MATCH IN WALES.

Landon, Oct. 8. The South African Rugby tour- was handed over; the brother arrivata won the second match of their jed, apparently arrested accused and | programme to-day, defeating New- nothing new in the facts. followed him out. There was port by fifteen points to three.--.

Renter.

Fitzroy, was a man. like the com

The complainant, continued Mr.

plainant in the other case, giving

the value of G$30,000,000 has been evidence as a man trying to get bac/BRAZIL DECLARES A

shipped to France in the course. of the past two days, Bentor,

RAINSTORM AT HANKOW.

THE CITY ONCE AGAIN FLOODED.

Hankow, Oel, 9. Serious destruction was causedt in property, including the Public Garden and syzevateùnis courts in the foreign concessions, as the re- salt of a severe storm here yesters day.

Practically the whole city was again floorfen, die to very heavy rains,- -- Rensha,

notes. He was trying to break thei How birself but having given evi-¡ dence for the Crown I notioni would be taken against him

Hot Pal-Yim, the complainant. ! then described his transactions with the acensed.

MORATORIUM.

SIXTY-DAY RELIEF

GRANTED.

Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 9.

After further evidence, 'neensed was committed for trial.

The President has deereed u Mr. d'Almal made an, applien-sixty days moratorium in respect tion for bail, suggesting $10,000. jur all foreign commercial private Defendant had voluntarily given payments.--Reuter's American Ser- himself up, which-negatived any at-rice. tempt to escape, while, with his younger brother now in gool, his mother and others dependents on them, were left destitute. if thei The report of the Hongkong Bread- accused could be released on bail shows that the actual hours of trans- casting Committee for September he thought he could influence mission totalled 217.25, of which 140 friends to assist his relatives.

were devoted to European and 107.25 His Worship granted bail in the to Chinese programmes, New leences sum of $5,000 for each ease.

Jissued during September atolled 38.

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Commencing To-morrow

Presented by WILLIAM FOX

With Victor Me Lagen, Fifi Dorsay and El Brendel,

Mark

Twain's

merriest

jests in

a comedy classic

PRINCES THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY, at 2.30, 7.15 & 9.15 Special matinee at 5.15 on Sat. and Sunday,

WILLIAM FOX Presents

"SEVEN FACES" with PAUL MUNI who-plays noven characters.

You sus

i loves you......why doesn't

he defend you now?

Now you need him,

whore is he? Who

is he? Why doesn't

he dare come for. Ward!

ЕКИД

THE VICE SQUAD

a Paramount Picture

Printed and Published" for the Proprietors by Fammson PEBOY FRANKLIN, RU 1 and 5. -Wyndham Street, in the City. of Victoria Hongkong.

MARCIA from Oregon

"I waus dotber

....cats....servand

but first of all

I want a bat!"

Did they get

what they wanted in CHICAGO?

NOREEN from Kansas

"I want to live lift, be a part of the heart of the big city!"

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EDNA from Nebraska

"É LÁNÍ A MAN, handzuma, to thrill me, to

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PICTURE

GIRLS JOST

with

LORETTA YOUNG

and

JOHN WAYNE

AFTRACTION

COMEDY —

"Howdy Mate"

WILL ROGERS

Seven distinct person.

IN

alities in one great actor see this -Come and miracle

of mun screen!

the

A Connecticut Yankee

PLINK goes the pistoll

PLUNK go the knightsl

PICTURE

„SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT |

There will be Special Showings on WEDNESDAY, 14th OCTOBER,. When The Entire Proceeds are to be given to

THE YANGTSZE FLOOD RELIEF FUND.

The Programme will be as follows:-

2,30-p.m.

** UHARLIE CHAN GAREIES ON" 5.10 p.m. " DISHONORED " 7.15 p.m." VAGABOND KING "

9.30-p.m.

“DON'T BIT ON WOMEN". These popular pictures have been kindly fent for the occasion by Messrs. PARAMOUNT FILMS OF CHINA INC. Messrs. THE TOX FILM CORPORATION.

(Prices as Usual.)

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* Added Attraction;

"Flor Del¡Mal'?' "Winnie Lightner”

and

Fox News

Commencing October 10th Fox: They had to see Paris"

WILLIAM FOX

SEVEN FACES

PAUL-MUNI who plays seven

characters

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