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CENTRA

LEW

THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY

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

Bars of Steel and Walls of Stone couldn't shut out his love!

AYRES

Dorothy Patorsun.

Richard Tucker, Purnell i Pratt and other

(avourite

......directed by

MONTA BELL from his carn original story

TUESDAY, · DECEMBER 8, 1931.

THE

· HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

DRIVER SENDS

JUPITER NECKLACE.

SUBSTITUTE.

H

R

HEAVIER FINE FOR

UP. FOR MURDER

with Genevieve TOBIN

the girl who innde sich hit ia

**SEED**

Cari basım'e presents this UNIVERSAL

Picture

This favourite of the millions......stor of "All Quiet on the Western Front"......"D orway to Hell" and "Iron Mou" never had a better chance to show his power to move your hearts and stir your pulags thau in this tempestuoux story of hot-blooded love against the power of money !

with

Added attractions!

Short Features.

No Privacy

Broken Statues Universal Newsreels

NEXT CHANGE

Starting Wednesday

PRIVILEGE.

MURDER.

STORY OF DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

A woman lay murdered. A dør, The privilege of sending a re-ing jewel theft had been committed. presentative to Court to answer a Somewhere not far summons for him cost a motor away the perpetra car driver $15 when mention of tor of both ecrimes the summonя was made. before

was hiding. Mr. Grantham at the Centrali Pollen Court this morning.

On the

night that was to have The summons referred to an ob- been the Hayest struction outside the Empress and happiest of Hotel and, when the cuse was Mary Harkness valled, Inspector Alexander in life, tragedy de- formed his Worship that the man scented on tho in Court was merely a represenin-household in which tive of the driver. The summons she lived. Tragedy had been answered Inst week by

that struck the same man, but was adjourned mys

mysteriously anit for the appearance of the person struck again. summoned.

I Worship remarked that tho defendant would have to pay for the privilege and, on being told that defendant had a bad record, imposed a fine of $15.

Several motor-ear drivers were summoned before his Worship för sounding their horns.

unneces

sarily in the heart of the city. In each case it was stated that. the defendants had continuously sounded their horns without rea-j son. Cautions were registered in each Instance.

th

defendants i having good records.

011 failure [r: provide his lorry with

#kirpar through which to ser traffle approach ing from the rear. the

A

Mary

ELECTION IN NEW ZEALAND.

LABOUR SUFFERS A

HEAVY DEFEAT.

New

Wellington, Dec. 3. The General Election in Zealand to-day resulted in a Cuali- tion majority of 28.

Tremendous interest was taken in the Election throughout the country and in Christchurch a spe- cial binck-shirt brigado“ formed by the residents to sup- presa hooliganism and ensure eandi- dates a fair hearing.

WHA

This step was taken against the wishes of the candidates themsolves, but the majority of residents insist- ed that the precaution was sary in order to prevent political meetings from being broken up by gangs of ruflana and communists. "Gems of Peril" by Hazel Ross

The Labour Party raised a great atley tells the amazing events fol-entery against the recent cut of lowing that night of terror. Mya- 10 per cent. in wnges decided upon tury, adventure and romance are by the Arbitration Court. combined in this graft serial. thought that the dissatisfaction Watch for "Gems of Peril." It be with the wage, cut would probably gins in the Telegraph on Thursday.bring them considerable support. but they only secured 24 sents against the Coalition Party's 52. The state of the parties is da follows:

CHINCHOW THE BUGBEAR.

(Continued from Page 1.1

absolutely unacceptable.

Student Protest,

Shanghai, 1kw. N.

Coalition

Labour

Independents

Country Party

It was

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The Coalition Party is comprised of 28 Reformers, 19 members of The United Party and 5 Indepen.

All the Ministers of the int {(laterum or were poonfested. with the exception of Mr. J. P. Jones the Minister for Agriculture.--Reuter,

driver was fined $7 by his Wor- Over a thousand students from ship and ordered to pay a further all the leading universiti fine of $3 for having the rear Pekting assembled at the Peking- number plate obscured by the fail-Tientsin Railway Station yester-} board.

day and demanded free passage taj. Nanking The students camped MILLION DOLLAR FIRE un the platform and eventually! The management yielded and thej

first batch

departed on fifteen special conches which will! take them direct lo Nanking.

CASE AGAINST DETECTIVES.

EIGHT AFTERNOONS

ALLOTTED.

Eight consecutive afternoons have

AT CHEFOO.

WINE COMPANY'S WARE-

HOUSE GUTTED.

They plan to present a demanit) to General Chiang Kai-shek re-

Chefoo, Dec. 3. garding Manchuria including de Residents here were provided to- nunciation of the proposal for day with the unusual spectacle of the establishment of a buffer zonej alcohol kegs exploding, whon

AT THE

QUEEN'S

Final Showinga To-day

At 2,30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9,20,

HOTTENTOT

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON

-TO-MORROW

AN INSIDE' STORY OF HOLLWOOD'

HOW GIRI

IN

HOLLYWOOD

AT

THE

with?

Alice White

Jack Mulhall

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AI 2.30, 0.80, 7.10 @ 0.20,

CECIL DE MILLE'S MIGHTY SPECTACLE!

the

WA

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at Chinchow. They also demand stocks of liquor and the godowns been allocated for the hearing of

drastic military measures to in which they were stored. the summonses brought against

of which Detective Sergeant D. Fitches and Preserve Chinese territories in estimated value

Hellungklank. five Chinese detectives in con-

$1,000,000, went up in flames.

The fire occurred this morning nexion with the recent raid on the Dr. Wellington Koo has issued! Sik Yue Club when a number of a statement to the effect that the Wine Company, the

in the godowns of the Chang Ya premises Chinese were arrested for alleged Nanking Government

willen being entirely gutted. Rambling.

deavour to save Chinchow. The The

Despite the size of the con. summonses were again Japanese scheme for an expedi- formally Grantham at the Central Police by the Chinese Government in liquor or the property was in- mentioned before Mr. tion to Chinchow was discovered flagration no lives were lost. It is reported that neither the Court this morning when his Wor-time and consequently their troopsured. ship adjourned the same until De- were withdrawn. Meanwhile the cember 21 in the afternoon. The League demands that the Nanking first four afternoons of that week Government withdraw her troops

have been reserved, while Monday. from Chinchow, but this has not asked to act as observers in places Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs-been complied with.

day afternoons of the following

пеле

the Japanese Concession, So far, the foreign nuthorities

week have also been set aside for Denying the existence of a bad declined the offer.

the case.

plan for international control of Mr. F. C. Jenkin has been Tientsin Dr. Wellington Κυσ Dr. Kop said there was not the structed by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton stated that, in view of the repeat- slightest truth in the rumour that to conduct the prosecution, while ed disturbances, the Chinese Nanking Is proposing to Mr. E. Davidson lins retained Mr. officials had recommended that direct negotiations with Tokyo.-- Ehlon Potier to defend.

certain foreign authorities bo Renaha.

open

'MADAM SATAN”

with REGINAL DENNY

KAY JOHNSON

LILLIAN ROTH

MAJESTIC

'ILLUSION'

To-Day and To-Morrow.

A Paramount Picture

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.39, 5.10, 7.15

D. n. Qaly

ALWAYS COMFORTABLY COOL

KING'S

BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE Telephone No. 25313.

She offers a Kingdom fər kis love! When that doesn't tampt him, the pretty prine cess rapes him late ring- dom. Is the alter a baller for Jaya?

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20

8 9.20 p.m.

**ft" je wän! shabaat “It' ls what he wants! His dandag-Girl sweetheart paksa Women's “it” nguinat bat rival's lavish love,

his glamorous brunette

Charlie Ruggles

Miriam Hopking

wiht Charles Rogers

and

Nancy Carroll

Don't be fooled! Everything's "Illusion? See it-Hear it t

An All-talking, All- singing, All-dancing

Picture..

COMING TO THE CENTRAL SHORTLY!

A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN•

A GREAT MAN. LA TRAGIC LOVEĮ

Constance BENNETT

THE COMMON LAW

She wrecked her lifa to: build a career for him?

Jimmy's Kitchen

· LOCKHART ED. RECLAMATION, TEL. 17835. FOR A REAL GOOD MEAL"

JIMMY

Together they fight

for love Against tropic

walura! Bavago canni.

THE

Love at the Helm! Danger and Thrills 'Ahead!

SEA GOD'

WITH

bale! Dovilialı *** RICHARD ARLEN

boutal A ullver-n-asennd

thrill-s-minute! A TER FAY WRAY, EUGENE PALLETTE

adventure romance |

HONGKONG

A Paramount Picture

10 A.M.

9 P.M.

AQUARIUM

OPEN DAILY

2 DOORS FROM WHITEAWAYS

OPEN DAILY

"Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDRICK PHOT FRANKLIN," At 1-and-8,- Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria-

his fascinating blonde

with

Claudette COLBERT

His latimate and roguish comass will krask your hanet--with lows and laughter!

Maurice

CHEVALIER

The Smiling Lieutenant

A Panamount Picture

..of the 20th

Birthday Jubilee

AN BENST

LUBITSCH

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