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CENTRAL

THEATRE

COMMENCING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,20 p.m.

WILLIAM )"Wings"), WELLMAN'S Cloud-Climbing Romance

Like another

"WINGS"

All-Talking

CHARLES (Buddy)

in

ROGERS "Young Eagles"

JEAN ARTHUR.

PAUL LUKAS

A Gramount Picture

Lovable Baddy just za everybyod

loves to see him, impetuous, dancing, whole hearted, sincere!

NEXT ATTRACTION

All-Talking Movietone

Melodrama of Submarine Thrills

with

KENNETH MacKENNA FARRELL MACDONALD-FRANK

ALBERTON--STUART ERWIN- WARREN HYMER-PAUL PAGE-WALTER MCGRAIL · A Gold Medal Winner

Lust

an

Pony Icare produced by

JOHN FORD

COLD AIF DAL

without WOMEN

MEN

Printed and {Published for the Proprietors-by-FREDERICK-PERCT. FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria

THE HONGKONG ·· TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1931

NORTH ATLANTIC

SHIPPING.

DOLLAR INTERESTS

WIDENING,

“WHITE SLAVERY” CASE.

MAN AND TWO WOMEN CONVICTED.

SUBMARINE FILM PERIL

ACTORS' NARROW

ESCAPE.

London, Sept. 21. Six actors narrowly escaped death on Saturday evening in the making of a submarine film at "es off Portsmouth.

The "white slavery" case which had boen before Mr. Williams at San Francisco, Oct. 10, It was understood to-day after the Central Magistracy, ended this a series of conferences between morning with the conviction of the Kermit Roosevelt, hond of the man-and-the two women concern Roosevelt Steamship lines, Stanicy od. Dollar of the Dollar lines and His Worship found the charge They were acting in a scene other ofDelnis of the Dollar Lines. proved against the man of having showing the crow of a sunken sub- Roosevelt Lines and International ved on the immoral earnings of marine escaping by means of life- Mercantile Marine that an agree the four girls found by the police saving apparatus.

AB [LO submarino could he. ment has been reached whereby in a flat at Gough Street, and

"Hooded" the Dollar interests will be permulcted him in a fine of $100, or

for the purpose the mitted to acquire the United three months. hard inbour in de-actors had to descend ander water States Lines service from

the fault.

by a rope. United States Shipping Board without opposition.

One member of the crew Wong The woman, who was his wife, Wong, a Chinese, found himselt was convisted of having exercised entangled in the rope and forget- The United States Lines repro-control over the girls, who, his ful of his perilous position remioy sent America's major laterest in worship commented, were bought ad the mouthpiece. Water rushed the North Atlantic passenger in some mysterious way before into the apparatus and filled it. trade, and Include the glanting set up in the profession and Wang could not rise. Leviathan as part of the fleet. She was also fined $400, with the

sume alternative prison sentence.

Rescuer in Danger.

Sydney Seaward, one of the

It was understood that the Dollar interests were given the right of

The other woman, who was actors, reached down and dragged way in exchange for an agrement employed by the enuple, hin Wor-the Chinese up to the surface, but whereby Dollar will remain out of ship held as having taken a minor Seaward, unable to support Wang the interconstal service.

part, in accompanying the girls and his own weight was himself According to this reported in their calls, and he fined her in danger until rescued by a boat. one month's hard! There were still five actors to agreement the trans-Pacifle ser-nly $100, vr

be "rescued," and the delay over vice of the Dollar line will get the labour.

the Chinese had made their plight new liners now being built for the Dollar Intereste

Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Soc., de-a real one. A strong current had

are fended the accused.

Details of the agreement wald Atill to await final approval and working out.

TEMPERATURE RE-

TAINED AFTER DEATII.

102 DEGREES FOR 24 HOURS.

YOUNG THIEF TO BE CANED.

LAD UNCERTAIN ABOUT HIS AGE.

Appearing on

remand

on

The case, believed to be uni-charge of stealing a watch and al

parse containing $85 from an que, of a body which remained for indian constable at Police Head- 24 hours after denth at a tempera- ture of 102 degrees F. is reported arters, a young Chinese was ordered by Mr. Scholleld at the in Paris,

net in and was carrying them jawny, and though all could swim they were cumbered by the weight of the life-saving apparatus.

By the time the rescue bont reached the last of the five he was at the point of sinking.

MILLIONAIRE REWARDS

LONDON STAFF.

UB. CARBON KING'S REQUESTS.

Under the will of Mr. C. Horold Central Magistracy this morning, Smith, the Carbon King, who ruse Dr. Winstel, n French practi-to receive five strokes of the cane, from ship's boy to millionaire, four tioner, was Hummoned on Wednes-

day evening to a fint in the Fau- Worship holding that the lad women und four men employed in bourg St. Honore, where an Ameri-

ing.

was under 16 years of age!

London offices of companies with which he was associated will ben

cah resident, Mr. Frank Leslie The defendant, it will be recull-ft. Estep.

was stated to have dieded, was fined $75 or five week's hard! Mr. Smith, who was born at about ten o'clock the same morn-labour by Mr. Williams yesterday. Blackheath, London, 72 years ago, but this morning the sentence was offered in 1920 a prize of £400 for Dr. Winstel examined the body reviewed, a further five strokes advice as to how he could best dis at 8.30 p.m., und was struck by the beiner ordered on the original pose of £2,000,000 for the greatest small signs of rigor mortis, al-charge of stealing a bicycle. Ils good of humanity. though no sign of the action of Worship remarked that it struck the heart could be detective and im fint the defendant was not 17 Garrett, Professor of Psychology the eyes were glazed. He looks had at first stated.

at Columbia University, who ad- the temperature

vised Mr. Smith

to found

and found it to

The £100 was won by Dr. Henry

па

be above 102 degrees. Dr. Winstel Inspector Shaftais informed the then summoned Dr. Armand De-Court that the defendant hul institute of mental hygiene, where title, and the two doctors together dient times said that he was crime could be studied scientifically.

Shrunken Fortune. 21. 13. 18. rok 17. tried by means of injections to ab tain some reaction suggesting that life was not extinct. In this they failed.

Mr. Smith's family have now issued a a statement that owing to the depression his fortune has

The remains of the late Mr shrunk below £800,000, and that They then had the body taken to Augusto Alberto da Roza, a son oft is impossible to carry out his the American Hospital, where it Mr. A, da Roza, well-known scheme. mained under examination. No bullon broker of Hongkong, who died Mr. Smith left 10 shares quch sign of life could be detected, but as the result of an accident in of Binney and Smith Stock to the high temperature was main-England, were brought from London Messrs. Charles W. Harbridge and by the P. & 0. P., Kashgar, tained.

Mrs. Estep's body has now been arriving here to-day. The funeral. A. Tobins, of his London office; removed to the Medico Legal Insti-the Roman Catholic Cathedral. Re-in his New York, Philadelphia and will take place to-morrow morning at £200 to each male person employed tude, where a fresh examination quem Mass will be held at 8.30 in London offices for five years is being undertaken by Dr. Paul. the Cemetery Chapel at Happy longer and £40 to each woman om- the French Government patholo Valley, after the remains will bejployees with fine years" service.-- gist.

Reuter. interred in the family vault.

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KING'S

If knights were bold,

He laid 'em cold,

But queens-oh,whatacharmerl

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PICTURE

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NEXT ATTRACTRON. COMMENCING BATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER

PRESENTED BY

JULIUS HAGEN and HENRY EDWARDS

"THE HOUSE OF THE ARROW"

A Twickenham Film Studios Production

with DENNIS NEILSON-TERRY and BENITA HUME Directed by LESLIE 8. HISCOTT Bound Recording by The B.O.A. Photophone System

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WASTIN AND DIRECTED BY LONUND GOULDING UNITED ARTIETE PICTURE

Wow! They couldn't stop this guy devil-may-care king of finance. That is not until a certain sirl came along and disrupted all his p', showed him that he was not ibane frotti women, and made him leave a million dollar hold- ings dangling at loose ends while she led hitti ón a wild chase across the Big Pond.

A High Speed Romance of To-day!

Today to

Saturday

A 1931. Dysamo!

The fastest mov- ing comedy drama ever made with thu world's broczinst partonality a • Street wizard "shooling the

work" is twentieth century ntyla. Merauria

dress through a theau- mbie - a - miasta tornado of asilon, fua, high Jinka kad romaATS.

STAR | 4t 2 30, 5.20,

7.20 & 9.20 ROLAND YOUNG and LEILA HYAMS

in

THE BISHOP. MURDER CASE

A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE

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SHOWING TO-DAY

at 2.30, 7.15 & 9.15

Special matines at 5.15 on Saturday & Sunday.

Fox Production:

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for

Starring

Victor McLaglen & Fifi D'Orsay

Bevy of charming and obie girls-You're touring the French capital if you'll see this picture.

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