1932-02-04 — Page 12

CENTRAL

SEE THEATRE HE

TO-DAY

8 TO-MORROW. at 2,30,5 10, 7.15 & 9 20 p.m Busting the Standing Broad Gria Record!

"She's" "He"!

The Socin Lion' Jumps into a new, n.ore bilarious role with everything bengal And that means you'll get every laugh your ribs will land when you are endurar.

ACK OAKIE

The Sap from Syracuse

WITH

GINGER ROGERS

A Garamount Gicture

Based on the Broadway comedy-smash.

With

Ginger Rogers, ingonus of Young Man of Man. hattan."

Also

Paramount Sound News

and Marry or Else Paramount Comedy)

-NEXT CHANGE-

You'll roar when

You Had it and

laugh for montin afterwards when you think of it |

For

LAUGHING OUT LOUD!

Charley's

Aunt"

with CHARLIE RUGGLES

June Collyer Directed by AL CHRISTIE fram,sha plan be Brinde: Thomas

Imagine the girls' sur. prise when they dis- covered that the sweet little lady they had been embracing as "Auntie" turned out to be a handsome col- lege youth!

·

It's a riot-e wow!

GOLUMBIA

picture

Look out for

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1932,

STRATOSPHERIC · AIR FIGHTERS.

CLIMBING POWER v. SPEED.

Finding themselves outclassed in speed by the British aircraft constructors, Continental le-

gnets are now turning to alti- Lude, and at least six, foreign experimental aircraft for lying in the stratosphere, carrying their pilota in air-tight pressure cabins, are being built abroad.

With there it is hoped to conft: ter the British speed advances and to produce machines which will be able to play the tactical advantage of height against speed,

It has been said that the objeer

ANNUAL SPEECH · CLAIM TO WENDEL

DAY.

ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE HOLDS PRIZE-GIVING SPEECH DAY.

RE-BUILDING NEED.

FORTUNE,

INDIGENT BELGIAN

WOMAN OF 78.

Brussels, Dec. 23. An old woman aged 78 living in Brussels, Mile. Francoise Wep-

Slr Showson Chow distributeddel, is claiming a share of 100,000,- prizes won. by scholars during the 1000 dollars (£20,000,000 at par) past year at the annual Speech out of the fortune left by Miss Day of St. Paul's College, which BILL Wendel, who died in New was held yesterday, under thu York this year, and who left her: Chairmanship of the Bishop,

estimated at between The Headmaster, in the course property

Кін

the £10,000,000 and £20,000,000, to report referred sehene of re-building and extend-charitable institutions.

of

to

the

of this intensive research into the College. He stated that A friend of Mile. A. F, Wendel high flying aircraft le purely cum little progress had been made but mercial; but I am able to state that its military significance is nir fully appreciated by foreign staff.

that the There is no doubt

Rir fighter whil stratospheric

become one of the eventually standard types in the Continental and United States air forces.

they were hoping to make sub-showed me her genealogical tree,

during

to which she is thejaccording stantial

progress

of grand-daughter

the coming year, as it was becoming great increasingly urgent owing to the founder of the Wendel fortune, John Mathias Gottieb Wen- age of part of the building.

Idel fortune, John Mathing Gottlieb

Wendel, who in his will stated that, on no account should the Wendel fortune go to institutions.

Sir Shou-son Chow's Sporch. Addressing the gathering.

Shou-son Chow said:

Sir

My Lord Hishop. Mr. Stewart, ladies and gentlenion:

Mlle. A. P. Wendel Intenda to use of this will in her at

unforate relative

In aerial battle there is no reply to the tactical advantage which height confers, A squadros f

In discharging this plenaut make aircraft capable of elimbing 500 duly on behalf of my frival the tempt to obtain a share of her fortune. She is feet higher than any of the defen- Hon. Mr. Kotewall, who ing machines cas bomb an objee, tunately is forbidden by his doctor living here almost penniless and tive without the slightest chance to speak in pablle for a few days, asked a solicitor to take her of being damaged.

owing to slight indisposition. Case in hand without any payment, to pay him if she is Different methods for providing may say that the sentimentaan rejsing

successful in her claim. · the afright pressure cabins which¦ about to express are ad-e thei form an vasential part of these of Mr. Kolewall. machines are being employed,

Same

Pilot's Tank.

machines of the

fer

Hive!

n the Paul's

congratulate the College Typi Biother year of good work, the years ago, in celebration

of St. metal tanks with large double esults as revealed in the Head 80th Anniversary

master's report being satisine College, appeals were made to the windows, heated to prevent the l glass from fogging over, and with those of previous years. Public by the then Headmaster. Victoria a kind of man-hole for the naofas particularly pleased to see the Rey, A. D. Stewart, by His

that the attendanc WAN even Lordship, the Bishop of the

pilot when entering or leaving better than that on the proving and by His Excellency the Ofleer the Government, the machine.

cabin year, for I hok! the view that the Administering Inside the PRESSURE

success of a student in his studies for donations to enable the College there are the pump.

depends largely upon regular at to complete this scheme of exten- taining a pressure but to far

I venture to take this op tendance, 1 au

lad that rim. www removed frato that at ground

during this past year special alportunity to add my humble volce level. the oxygen supply ap paratus, and the apparatus for tention was paid to the study of inf appeal, to the Community for Chinese, with the gratifying res their generous support to, what is Carbon absorbing the

dioxide

Head in roy opinion a very necessary and breathed out by the decupants ofsults pointed out by the

deserving project. master. the cabin.

Though I am 101 102 educazi

duty te The controls are led through

that the in. It is my melancholy to the talist. I believ

with join

the Hendmaster in special oli-sealed glands ailerons, rudder, devator, and en-novation of making promotions in

Right the lower selion, on the results of expressing deep retret, at the im monthly tests instead of, on these pending departure of the of the examinations in June and Res. the Bishop of Victoria. The keen interest which His Lordship Inve always November, is 'n strp in the right direction, for, as the Headmaster and Mrs. Duppuy

Colony, has the welfare of the Has said, the new system tends to taken in all matters conducive to leads work, rather than to endeared them to all those who ming just before the exan.iration, }

know them, whatever their creed Pleased With Scouts.

or nationality and on behalf of

Although height is the first objective in these, experimental machines

high speeds are niso exported. More than 200 mph, at the normal operating height is and hoped for by mare tinn foreign designer.

more

As one who takes a keen interest their Chinese friends, I wish them

10

Great Britain has also experi ented with high-flying machines, hut she has concentrated upon rate of climb and speed, and its and in Buy Scouting, it health, happiness and success

very special the new sphere of work to which the result is that there is a possis affordin bility that foreign constructors pleasure to hear that, thanks to they have been called. may gain an initial advantage in the efforts of Mr. Halward, the College Troup of Boy Scouts has ture altitude.

In

Presentation to Hendmuster.

During the evening. the oppor- At one time Great Britain was onmensely improved in efficiency,

the Barenset in umbes 11unity was taken to present Mr. nuke an attempt upon

Cave That this rezult must Arthur Stewart and Mrs. Stewart world's height record, but it was am

have afforded great pleasure to the with a gift, prior to their depar Lan decided that the risks were

eat and the idea was abandoned. Hon. Mr. Kotwall who is Presi-ture on lente. Supercharged engines are es dent of the local Association sential for high-lying airera't.

It is a pity that little progress | A programme of Chinese music,

¿QUEENS

TO-DAY ONLY at 230, 5.10, 7,15 & 9 20

norma

a de- phases of

AT THE

and in the development of these, has been made with the scheme of ventriquism and Chinese plays

the was given. in addition to and extending Great Britain, largely as a result, rehuckling.

At Be meeting wenst ratim of a few tel at the City Hall about Boy Scouts

of 11e work stone for the Schneider; selwood semizes, Trophy race, holds the lead.

LAST TWO DAYS

A woman sathing!

Jov-

ing power meet und diventar the power of tara.

Produced

"THE

1932 United Artist Picturca at The Central Theatre, Take note of the following . - “AGE FOR LOVE".

with

Billie Dove

"Around the World in 80 Minutes"

with Douglas Fairbanks..

Printed and Published for the Propriators by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong...

KING'S

Its drawn zizon in tur rifio eransendo-nad erashes la a iramendous ellais

VIRTUOUS SIN "

with W deer coven, Kay,Francis, Kenneth Mackenna.

A Paramount Picture

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AT 11,80 A.M. TUE, 9th

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At 2.30, 5.10.

7.15 8.9.30 p.m.

NEXT CHANGE SATURDAY, 6th. Feb. Janet

Gaynor

Charles

Farrell

MERELY MARY ANN

Pride bows to the command of love ~when two bearts are destined for each other.

"I'VE BEEN

TAUGHT TO LIVE MY OWN LIFE!"

See what happens when that freedom drags her down into the underworld of arimel

1

The star of "Strangera May KiB ** and ** Lhvaroos ** roaches her greatest height Dow 1

SHEARER

A FREE SOUL

LESLIE HOWARD

LIONEL.

BARRYMORE

JAMES GLEASON

CLARK GABLE

TO-MORROW

Gals, gangs, gun-play and caga in his funniest film I

KEATON

IN

Sidewalks New York

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Metro-Goldwyn Maya

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

STAR at 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20

THE UNITED ARTISTS PRODUCTION

"LOCKED DOOR"

with

ROD LA ROCQUE-BARBARA STAŃWYCK.

MAJESTIC

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20

IPAUL LUKAS

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

#

KAY FRANCIS

in

the

VICE SQUAD

A Paramount Picture

"

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unable to

!

Caught in the Dragnet ! ·

Innocent,

prove It ......... because

she pinned her faith

in a man other women

call Faithless! Does be

fail her tua? Tense,

forceful, terrific drama!

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