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CENTRAL

SEE THEATRE

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1932.

THE

HONGKONG

GERMAN

NOTE HOARD.

HEAR

Standstill Accord

Revelation.

TO-DAY & TO-MORRW

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

Caught in The

Path of The Thundering

Herd!

Le CARRILLO Johonie Mack BROWN Dorothy BURGESS

Siim Summerville,

Frank Campeau.

dance-hall

1 girl and her lover-the Texas Ranger who had arrested her for murder! Never before such thrilling climax rich .... such romance, such daring drama as

in this artinu fuí

tale of ald Cali- Lornia.

Directed by Edward Laemmle. Produced by Carl Leemile. Jr.

LASCA

of the RIO GRANDE

INIVERSAL PICTURE --

-NEXT CHANGE-

CANTON WIN THI HONGKONG TRADE

INTERPORT.

HARD-COURTS UPSET HONGKONG.

SINGLES DEBACLE.

IN 1931.

DROP IN STERLING VALUES.

DOLLAR INCREASES.

The rat interport tennis con-

The Statistical Branch of the test betwees' Canton and Hong- kong played on Davis Cup line, Traporis and Exports Department AGREEMENT TEXT,ed yesterday in favour of Can-reports that the total value of who WOTE Cle Arat two imports of merchandise into long- year matches, lost

thirdl and keng during the calendar The result 9 amounted to $737.7 millions, not, yad to an increase of $87.7 millions as compared with the 1930 Agure testiranted), and an increase of $124.4 millions us compared with the year 1924,

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Berlin. Jan 21 secured the fourthi. The official text of the new of the last event "standstil" agreement regard-hand.

The matches were played at ing Germany's short-term com- mercial loans, has been issued Canton over the week-end, when on Saturday, Leung Tak-kwon, for publication.

Exports were declared to *1 hent M. W. Ln 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 5-7; 6-2.

On Sunday, Bodiker, the Canton value of $5-12 milions, represent- champion, quickly finished off his ing an increase of $12 millions as

with F. C. Fincher which was compared with 1930, and $1 mil 1 uncompleted on Saturday, the lion as compared with 1924.

terms of sterling seres being 8.6, 9-7, 6-3 în bis

values. your

Loth Imports and exports in the

docament states that

instead of is fixed schedule for the repayment of the short-term debts at fixed dates, it had seemed best to the parties to leave the future determination of what can be paid

0 azā

Advisory Committee, presenting the creditors,

The doubles match between year 1981 suffered Very serious

as compared with the . A. and H. D. Kunjahn of declines The machinery for funding the Higkong and Wong Pa-kwong year 1924, but it should be noted

rash

ihat taken ? their short-term debt will allow

face and M# Chi-hnen, resulted in a advances to the German banks to be

win for the visitors 6-3, 6-3, 6.3. value these figures do not accurate converted, at the option of the creditor, into len-year notes, bear-

Meeting Leung Tak-kwong ny represent the ratios of the actual the ing interest at six per cent.

his second singles, E. C. Fincher volume of trade handled in

Colony during the respective by three The German banks have agreed suffered another defrat

periods. to deposit special security against gets to one, the scares reading 6- such ten-year males.

German creditors, other than bankers, will be able to partisipate in this arrangement

The agreement also provides that foreign creditors shall have the right to convert Unsecured! cash advaners into docket 131 vestments.

Hoarded Banknotes.

The report estimates that ther 2010 approximately une billion. marks of hoarded banknotes ip

Germany aud says that with re internal viving confidence, the

market will receive sub stantial relief from this sourve. Kenter.

H

STUDIO HOLD-UP

ALLEGED..

OFFICE BOY SCARED BY DAGGERS.

A darin hold-up in an offer in: Beaconsfield Arvade, through

1. 7. 6-1

RUSSIAN LACKS

PASSPORT.

PILGRIM'S PROGRESS

IMPEDED.

Commodity prices ruled high in 1924, and did not break until the latter end of 1929, when a persis. tent decline set ia. This define In work wholesale prices continued ar to the end of last year with the reph that commodity prices in 1911 were more tha 8, below 1924 prices.

Theirfon, to arrive at an appro- proximate estimate of the compara- Live volume of trade in the years Fired by religiets zeal, it is 1024 and 1981 it is necessary to the Imsis of 1924 stated, a young Russian, named S. calculate on

Taking this and other Rovensky, has conceived the iden prices. of making a pilerimage to Pales factors into consideration, it can tine bark af funds, however, be reasonably estimated that the has brought about many difficult-į volume of imports last year fell by fos, and having progressed from a little over 20′′; as compared with Shanghai as far as Hongkong, 1924, while exports declined appro

ximately 80**. the pilgrim has found he could go no further.

It should further be anted that The fact of the matter is that 1924 was above the average, Com when the question of a British parison with a more recent perfect vis for his passport was raised, wold be of greater value, but 1924 Rovensky was unable to satisfy was the last completed gear the local authorities, and a con-, v hich trade statistics were compil- promise was reached by which the t by Government. pilgrim was sent to Canton on con-

dition that he would not return to:

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Hongkong. A sympatholic eqm-him before the court," stated De which, it is suggested, a sami patriot also gave him a small sum tective Sergl. Mottram ដ the 5-16.70 contained in drawer, and Returning to the Colony over the Central Police Court, before Mr. belonging to the Ming Yoen week-end, he again came maler Williams, this morning. Studio, was stolen. is receiving i police attention, when it was ex- This attention of G.D. men

The report of the allair, which

plained that the object of his re-

The statement was conarmed

it alleged to have occurred at 8.45 urn was to secure medical treat that Rovensky had applied to the ment. The pilgrim complained of British consular authorities at Shamren for a British visa, but last night, was made by an office being generally "run down," but hoy in the employ of the Ming eh was not found to be the case that he had at least £30 in his was informed that he must show 11. He states that he was in fhe office on the first four when he r. 1. Newton, of the Government

two men who Civil Hospital, to whom he was possession or deposited with the w surprised valked in braadistingers sent, reporting that he could and Bank of Palestine before a c He declares he pauld only stand nothinur wrong, beyond the man's could be granted him that far.

Rovensky, who was charged with Jacking proper, pussports, fined $10, or four weeks.

ly powerless, watching the in- own statement that he was suffer

truders forev open a drawer and

struct the money.

out from neuresthenia,

"We therefore decided to bring

13:19

QUEENS

To day to Wednesday at 2.30, 5,10, 7.15 & 9.20

norma

"I'VE BEEN TAUGHT TO LIVE MY OWN LIFE!"

So what happens when that freedom drage her down into the underworld of crimel

The star of "Strangers May Kiss" and "Di- vorcee" roaches greatest haight now!

her

SHEARER

in

A FREE SOUL

CLARENCE BROWN'S

production will

LESLIE HOWARD LIONEL

BARRYMORE JAMES GLEASON CLARK GABLE

A M-G-M Production.

NEXT ATTRACTION

FROM THE STREETS TO PARADISE, AND BACK AGAIN

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AT

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"CRAZY that WAY"

with

Joan Bennett-Kenneth MacKenna

MAJESTIC

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With

BILL BOYD

James Gleason, Zasu Pitts, Lew Cody,

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HONGKONG

10 A.M. 9 P.M.

AQUARIUM

OPEN DAILY

2 DOORS FROM WHITEAWAYS

FAST FLYING.

CODOS AND ROBIDA BACK

IN FRANCE.

Le Bourget, Jan. 24.

Paul Godos and Henri Robida,

the French airmen, arrived here

OPEN DAILY

to-day at 9.55 a.m., after a recórd breaking Might to Indo-China and back. They eclipsed the figures. put up by Costes und Bellontes by |à day and eight hours.

Cados and Robida left Salgon on Thursday and passed over Mar- sollles on Saturday.—Renter.

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SHOWING TO-DAY

FOX

PICTURE

KING'S

A 2.30, 5.10.

7.15 & 9.30 p. m.

JAMES DUNN SALLY EILERS

in

BAD GIRL

Love Makes the World

Go Round

They Kissed on a Coney boat and it became the door to romance. They stole a moment of nestacy and paid for it with tears as well as laughter. One of the supreme lovo stories of today heart-touching tribute to impetuous

youth.

From Vina Delmar's Scasational novel. Frank Borzage Production

NEXT ATTRACTION

LEON ERROL, RICHARD ARLEN, MARY BRIAN, STUART ERWIN

in the side-splitting uproarious farce-comedy

“Only Saps Work'

A Paramount Pioturo.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL. 25313

ALL

TALKING,

SINGING,

&

DANCING.

50 THIS IS PARAD

*

featuring:

PART

ONE.

· BUTTERFLY WU"

A CHINESE PICTURE WITH ENGLISH TITLES.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

NORMA SHEARER IN "A FREE SOUL."

lop are seen in a rapid-action story which holds interest from start

Anish. There to

is, however, rathar too much of the melodra matic about the Alm, although the aeting throughout is of a high. standard.

Lionel Barrymore has a part Opinions will differ regarding "A Free Soul," the main attrac which suits him to a nicety s father giver to too much tion in the current programme at the the Queen's Theatre, which drew drinking, while Norma Shearer's crowded houses at its first show-work is what we should expect of ings yesterday. It is a dramatic her, especially in the really tense story of a girl who was brought moments. Clark Cable plays the must convincingly, but ap by her wayward lawyer father villain

Howard does not

quite

to live her life as she herself Leslio thought best. In the living, sho come up to expectations as the becomes entangled with a gangster, hero, although his acting is and the consequences which deve marked by oxcellent restraint.