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CENTRAL

SEE

"She's"

"He"!

· THEATRE

HEAR

Final Showings To-day

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

You if our whet

#fasts!

Ja

2h for manta. afterward when

you think of it!

For

LAUGHING OUT LOUD!

harley's

Aunt"

with CHARLIE

RUGGLES

Junc Collyer

Directed by

AL CHRISTIE

From the play ke Brandon Thamas

་

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

as

It's a riot-a wow!

^COLUMBIA picture

Produced

Călin

Commencing TO-MORROW

COLUMBIA

The Laugh

Sensation

of the

Season.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1932.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WOOSUNG TRENCH

SOUTH CROYDON

WARFARE.

BY-ELECTION.

(Contiuned from Page 1.)

“Shanghu! War" is now centred National Majority

upon

the Woosung

area where

the Chinese; making full use of the natural defensive possibilities,

still hold on grimly.

Much Reduced.

NAVAL OFFICER

ROBBED.

COOK'S SON STEALS OVERCOAT.

Commander J. HI. P. Southby, of the Engineering Department London, Feb. 9. of the Royal Naval Yard, appeared The Japanese nee now employing The bye-election at South Croy before Mr. Schofield at the Cen- all regular soldiers in the attack, don, due to the elevation of the cral Police Court this morning but the military

ex-Conservative member, Sir William)an the complainant against a

men are

who

periencing dificulics in shifting Mitchell-Thompson, to a Peerage, young unemployed Chinese of An

the stubborn Chinese defendera has resulted in the Conservativen was charged with theft similar to those being experienced retaining the seat, though with overcoat. The defendant was also black alleged to have stojen a by the marines in Chapel.

serge fur long cont, the property ISLAND FORTRESS.

of the Sn. 1 "boy" of the Warrant Officers' Club.

grontly-reduced majority.

The content, which took place to-day, was a straight fight be tween Conservative and Labour. and resulted as follows:

Mr. I. G. Williams (Con.) 19.120, Mr. R. Messei (Lab.)

Con, majority

0,180,

Accused pleaded guilty to both counts.

Detective Inspector Rozeakwy, who prosecuted, sald the de- 9.97 fendant was the son of Comman-

The guns of the forts are now silent, but the Chinese defenders have dug themselves in and eat- blished strong machine-gun neats along the banks of the Woosung Creek, which with the Yanglaze

At the General electlun, Sir der Southby's cook and had access one alde and the Wangpe William Mitchell-Thompson the 234

was to the complainant's quarters at on the ather, converts the area

into an opposed by Mr. T. Crawford the Engineer Officers' Quarters in ccapled by the Forts

On January 22, (Labour) and was returned by the Yard. island.

gures offleer lost an. overcoat and The The Japanese forces have been majority of 30,722.

William Mitchell February 7 last the "boy"

of the carry the were:-Sir trying vainlessly to

Warrant officers' Club reported crook, which is 250 feet wide, in Thompson, 48.672; Mr. Crawford, Wa

the loss of his runt. Enquiries riler to clean-uut the Chinese 9,950.

The new member contested the

were made and it was discovered who, armed with their machine-

been guns and plenty of ammunition, Comblued English Universities at that the defendant had are able to menace any Japanese the General Ele-tion, but was not seen leaving the Yard with a coat ship preceding up the Whange returned. He was M. P. for Read- similar to the second one report-

ing from 1921 to 1929, and in theed missing. 4 Shanghal.

WITHERING FIRE.

LOCAL GOLF.

for

the

on

last Conservative Government was The following day he was ar- Home tione Parliamentary rested and, when handed over ja Secretary to the Board of Trade. the police, admitted Be is the author of several books stolen the two an politics, and economics.

pawned them.

that hac coats and had

To-day, as yesterday, all attacks have far failed in the free of Die withering Chinese Bre,

Mr. Messel, the unsuccessful The police officer remarked that The Japanese are now endea Labour candidate, was also WR the youth's father was in Court pouring to place pontoins ueross | aspirant for Parliament at the last and had described his son as being

Reuter

WILS stated la ereck

General Election, when he

un-"properly bad." It successfully fought South Moulton that he had been formerly employ. against a National Liberal. Hred as a gardener and then us an Naval fitter in the has previously, in 1929, when only apprentice 24 years of

nge, contested the Yard, but for some reason be had same seat. He is Interested in left of his own accord. Comman film production, and has written der Southby had made endeavours a book

on the subject. entitled to re-instate him in the Yard, but refused the "This Film Business."

the defendant had offer.

Sentence of one month's hard labour was inposed on each of the charges.

CHINESE NEW YEAR MEETING.

The Chinese New Year meeting inj nexion with the Royal Hongkong) Golf Club resulted us follows:

Boger Pool (Old Course).

96 entries, L. R. There were Andrewes (1) and E. J. Weeks (12), ene no, tieing and dividing the prize.

Other senren were W. R. Vallance (99), afl aquire; N. M. Currie (18), T. Megarry (16) and J. B. Mackie (12), ull one down.

Medal Round (Okt Course). There were 22 entries, E. W. Kirk winning with a score of 76 (85--0).

Other scoren were M. N. Cochrane (TM (9-16) and W. R. Vallance 70į

(HM-01).

Bogey Paul (New Course), There were 25 entries, J. S. Dykes (17), who finished all square, won. Other scores were J. S. Dykes (17), one down and two down; H. Lowe (16) Iwo down.

Mixed Bogey.

There were fourteen entries, and 31r, and Mrs. Sherry (one down) were the winners.

On the U.S.R.C. ground last even- inge, in the Mamak Hockey Competi- tion, St. Andrew's Club beat the Reyni Corps of Signals by one goal to nil.

HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris

The opening was steady to firm at this morning session. yesterday's Geneva. higher levels being well insintais. Berlin.

Ово Salen.

Union Insurance $400. Wharves 81DA Providents (Uk) $5. Hotels (Oh) $14. Dairy Farm $284. Buyers.

Douglores $20%. Wharves $133.

Provident (Old) $4.90. Hotels (Old) $24.

Hotels (New) $13.60. Lals $77..

Chinese Estates $95. Hongkong Trams $21. Star Ferries $90.

Hongkong Electrics $76. Telephones $23. Dairy Farma $28.40. Amusements $18. Constructions (New) $1.70.

Sellers.

Benguets $114. Whuavrs $1ia.

New York

Previous Day.

QUEENS

SHOWING TO-DAY at 12.00 2,30, 5,10, 7:15,& 9.20.

AT THE

XIANA

SCENE. AFTER SCENE

OF SEARING DRAMA AMID THE SENSUOUS ALLUREMENTS

OF MARDI GRAS

A Miracle of

with

Entertainment

BEBE DANIELS

EVERETT MARSHALL- BERT WHEELER-ROBTVDOLSEY. NEXT CHANGE

WARHEA

BAXTER

in CECIL &

DE MILLE'S

PRODUCTION

THE

QUAW MAN

A Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Production.

STAR

MARION DAVIES

tro-

MLTURE

Yesterday.

.87.11/16

87%

17.70

17.06

14,7/32

14,50

A

18%

18%

Helsingfors.

2221

Athens....

270

270

Master

Buenos Aires...39%

30%

Shanghai

Amsterdam,

.Holidny

1.46 8.5734

Holiday

3.444

4.53

A

Vienna Madrid..

32 -45 580

44%

20

Holiday

Holiday

24.25/32

24.11/16

66%

68.5/16

Stockholm.

17%

17%

Copenhagen

183/16

184

Prague. Lisbon

1164

110

100%

109%

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4.3/1G

1/6.9/64 .2/03

1/6

Bucharest ¡Hongkong..

Brussels. Milan

Rio

Bombay.

Yokohama. Montevideo.....31 Montreal. ....4 Silver (spot)...19% (forward) 19%

2/0

31

10%

10% British Wirelena.

in

Final Showings To-day at 2,30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20

RIOTOUS FUN IN A #RING CIRCUS

Joe COOK in RAIN SHINE

FRANK CAPRA

LOUISI FAZINDA

WILLIAN COLUMN ♬ JOAN PEADS

Look out for.

1932 United Artist Pictures

at The Central Theatre. Take note of the following, --- "Around the World in 80 Minutes" with Douglas Fairbrüks. AGE FOR LOVE"

with

+

Billie Dove

Printed and Published for the. Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY

FILMEKIAN, Ht 1 and 8.

Hongkong.

Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

KING'S

At 2.30, 7.15

8 9.30 p.m.

LOVE FINDS A WAY JANET GAYNOR and CHARLES FARRELL

йт

Merely Mary Ann

HENKY KING Production

TO-MOROW --

MARION

DAVIES

PRODUCTION

ND

TEN

MAJESTIC

What a Woman will do

for LOVE

SEE

LE

DIRIGIBL

OPEN DAILY

FRANK CAPRA

Productio

WITH

JACK HOLT ́RALPH GRAVES,

BRY WHAY

Calambia

PICTURE

To-day

To-morrow

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 8.9.20 p.m.

Special Extra

Performance

at 12 noon.

A Powerful Story, Teeming with Action and Suspense !

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL. 25818

HONGKONG

10 A.M. 9 P.M.

AQUARIUM.

2 DOORS FROM WHITEAWAYS OPEN

LOTTERY LUCK.

UNSOLD TICKET WINS FIRST PRIZE.

DAILY

As the tickets were issued in two worles the Treasure is thus enrich- ed to the tune of twice--375,000 altogether.

No wonder the now Minister of Finance smiled this afternoon - Con Madrid, Dec. 22.

hearing the news. Thirty million. to the hugo The Spani-h. Republic's first pesetas, in addition Christmas lottery has been a for-smount the State would, ordinarily

rocalve, is a stroke of luck tunate one for the Stato.

In the lottory every ticket, sold:

Ticket No. 21,560 won the second

or unsold, is included in the draw, prize of £200,000, and godsto and the ticket which won the first Beville and Santander. No, 14.898 prize of £375,000 was one of these won the third prize of $100,00015 unsold, and the prize therefore re The, fourth prize of $25,000 verts to the Treasury.

won by No. 22,006.

JACK OAKIE

IN

The GANG BUSTER A Paramount Picture.

FOX

PICTURE