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CENTRAL

SEE THEATRE.

HEAR

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,20 p.m.

'WHEN A HUSBAND

GOES ON THE LOOSE HE'S NEARLY ALWAYS TIGHT!"

LONELY WIVES

A Quadruple Dose of the Spice of Life!

worth

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON

{51HER RAISTON LAURA LA PLANT PATSY RUTH MILLER

AUDACIOUS ACTION! DARING DIALOGUE! SNAPPY SITUATIONS!

THE BIGGEST LAU CH HIT

OF THE SEASON

"

Duded br RUSSELL MACK

bH WOODS

NEXT ATTRACTION!

A Palit Products

There were tears

for ite sadness... singing hearts for its courage, and

joy in its power to

ontertaini

SE IT AND BE GLAD!

WATERLOO BRIDGE

Fromb

tin itbert E Sherwood Stago play. with MAE CLARKE Kent Dinglass, Dorin toys Enid Bennett, Botte Davis, Eliel Grif Ha, Fradaric Kerr. Birented by JAME WHALE. Prequel by Carl Faemml Produced by Carl Lemmte, dr.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

KOWLOON THEFT

CASES.

PORTUGUESE LADY ROBBED.

na com-

Mrs. Britto, of Wing Lok Build- ing, Kowloon appeared plainant in two crises at the Kaw- loon Magistracy before Mr. Fraser amah this morning. when named Wong Lan was with theft of a cont, other

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nicces

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1932.

A CAMEL MAIL SERVICE.

PERSIAN POSTAL

PROBLEM.

(Router's Special Service).

Teheran, Feb. 14. The old fable of the tortoise and the hare seems to be applica of clothing, and cooking ble to the fate of six hundred and Kwok Pul, an employee of the sacks of foreign mall and ten tons Wing On Company, with theft of of Inland mall which

tel and mortor.

"WIZARD" SMITH'S

TIMING.

LIGHT BEAMS RECORD START AND FINISH.

An original method for ensuring accuracy, In the "Invisible" ray tinding apparatus of his land speed record success at Ninety Mile Booch was adopted by "Wizard" Smith.

Any object passing through the beams of light which record the

la lying start and finish of a run is labie timing, and in a cable to London a statuette, a honing stone, a pas-stranded midway between Kazvin to operate the automatic electric

and Resht.

Other methods of transport Smith explained that birds were have failed and the authorities so numerous on the sands are now sending fifty camels to special guards were stationed at bring the mail into Teheran.

Inspector Elston said the amah was employed by Mrs. Britto, and it was alleged by defendant that her wages had not been paid, as a result of which ale took away the articles complained of. With re- gard to the second defendant, it was alleged that Mrs. Britto owed some money to the Wing On Cont- pany, and thinking that hla Com- pany had a claim on Mrs. Britto'al

he took away the property, statuette and other articles. In spector Elston concluded by saying that other things were reported missing, but they could

not be traced to the defendant.

His Worship bound over the defendants, the woman In surety of $60 for 12 months and the other in a sum of $25 for the iame period.

COMPANY REPORT.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE PROFITS.

both

YOUTH WITH 14 CONVICTIONS

SIX MONTHS TERM

FOR THEFT.

In prosecuting a young, Chinese for stealing from a pedestrian in Hollywood Rond on Friday $2.50

in

money. Inspector Shaftan before Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central Police Court this morning. produced a record of thirteen pre- lous convictions against the de. fendant.

His Worship remarked that the defendant had had a bad career during 1921 and 1925 but he had равной through 1926 without a conviction.

Inspector Shaftain (smilingly): --Without being caught, your Worship.

His Worship: Without convic- The report of the Directors of tion; prefer my way. the Humphreys Estate and The defendant was sentenced hard labour and Finance Co., Ltd., for the year to six months' ended, 1st December, 1931, states placed under police supervision that the net prot for that period, for two years. after deducting directors General Managers' remuneration, and including $47.775.50 brought forward from last account, amounts to $129,924.89, which the Directors recommend should be appropriated as follows:

and

Pay a dividend of 8% & bonus of 4% on 160,000 old shares, $180,009; pay a dividend of 8% & bonus of 4% оп 50,000 now

shares (ranking for dividend

May, 1931.). $40,000; from 1st transfer to a Rebuilding reserve, $160,000; carry forward, $59,924.- 80..

DOLLAR REMAINS

UNCHANGED.

LONDON MARKET.

IDLE.

that

each end of the mensured section with shot to prevent birds pass- Ing through the beams and up- setting the culculations.

Birds flying across the track of the car were also a danger, and Smith was protected by a wiro guard.

the

Mrs.

Smith says that although beach us been improved. It la not yet entirely suitable.

The former ten miles speed record, with a flying start, is held by 11JT Englishwoman, Stowart, who covered ten miles on the Montl'hery track, near Paris, an April 3, 1931, in four minutes 28.13 seconds, equal to an aver ake speed of 134.26 miles per hour, driving two-litre Derby Miller racing car.

"

Mrs. Stewart also held the 10 kilometres record at a speed of 130.41 miles per hour, made the same course on April 7, 1931,

on

BEAUTY OF ST. PAUL'S REVEALED.

EFFECT OF CLEANING THE THE NAVE.

Half-way between floor and cell. ing a swaying ladder supports two workmen, their brushes and pails, against the Grinling Gibbons ear- vings of St. Paul's.

They are making the Cathedral nave as fair and clean again DA Wren first planned it. Now that their work is almost finished the The Hongkong dollar remains beauty of his design is strikingly unchanged at in. 53/16d. on de-emphasised.

The aisles are still dingy black mand, the market being lifeless.

There is no change on the Lon-round the carvinge, brown round and a weary buff round don silver market, which is idle.

the

walls, New York reports an advance of the celling. The contrast with the half a cent, with the market firm. renovated nave is astonishing.

The ceiling vaults that were buff till they were cleaned are Bow snowwhite, the inky wreaths of the sculpture which girdled them aro the now a warm-brown, and the great

Directors. Since the end of the financial year. Mr. J. H. Taggart resigned his seat on the Bourd. In accordance with Clause 86 of the Company's Articles of Asso- There were packed houses at ciation Mr. J. Scott Harston, Mr. King's Theatre yesterday for J. M. Alves and the Hon. Mr. C.rst this is or when walls and piers, with their capitals the British film featuring Ralph Lynn. Gordon Mackie retire but being than the abur immergely and scrolls and cherubs, are ivory. eligible offer themselves for Fe-enjord. Decidedly a picture which All these surfaces reflect the light

election.

have

should not be missed.

Auditors. The accounts been audited by Messra.Percy Lady Feel is to distributes certi- Smith, Seth and Fleming, and fientes at the 17th anniversary Messrs. Linstead and Davis, who thanksgiving Rocini of St. Paul's Girls

"ollege at 3 p.m. on March 2nd. Dffer themselves for re-election.

LAST TWO DAYS

and transform the appearance of the Cathedral.

The atales will be cleaned next, and and one day perhaps the transepts and the chancel may see themselves transformed.

KING'S

At 5.10, 2.30, 7.15

& 9.30 p.m.

QUEENS

SHOWING TO DAY at 230, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20

with

LUPE VELEZ

ELEANOR

BOARDMAN ROLAND

YOUNG Directed by

WARNE!

BAXTER

Cecil B. DeMille's

CECIL B. DE MILLE

Metro-

Mayer

MOTURE

CHE

QUAY

PRODUCTION

AN

-NEXT ATTRACTION- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Modern Drama

AT THE

STAR

RAWFORD This Modern

Age

Final Showings To-day

at 2 30, 5.20; 7.20 & 9.20

RONALD COLMAN

in

"CONDEMNED"

with ANN HARDING — LOUIS WOLHEIM

MAJESTIC

TO-DAY ONLY

...3 5.20, 7.20

& 9.20 p.m.

FULL SPEED AHEAD

FOR

ATLA

TRANS

10A.M.9, P.M.

A UNIVERSAL. PICTURE

COMING SHORTLY!

THE AGE OF LOVE"

with

BILLIE DOVE, CHARLES STARRETT. LOIS WILSON, MARY DUNCAN,

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON. A 1932 United Artists Picture.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong

Real Fun in a

Scintillating Play.

RALPH LYNN

A GENIUS FARCE

"TONS OF

NEXT CHANGE

WEDNESDAY, 170, FEB.

Elissa Landi

ALWAYS

MONEY" GOODBYE

A BRITISH PICTURE

with

YVONNE ARNAUD—

MADGE BAUNDERS. Directed by TOM WALLS.

with

LEWIS STONE

Wits and wilta,

FOX

tears and smiles

www

PICTURE

and a

gor* geous woman

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL. 25818"

floating palace of spendthrifts and sirens, swindlers and scapegoats

with

EDMUND LOWE

HONGKONG

LOIS MORAN

AQUARIUM

OPEN DAILY

2 DOORS FROM WHITEAWAYS

EPIDEMIC OF HOUSE ROBBERIES.

OPEN DAILY

looked through the shutters as he passed along the street.

Bed-rooms in the house of Mr. George Blay at Ditton Hill, Sur biton, word ransacked while the -RAIDS WHILE FAMILY ARE family were at dinner, and valu

AT DINNEIL

ables worth £700 wore stolen. There were ten persons in the house at the time..

Scotland Yord and police in the

Jewellery worth 1600 was ·DÍKO southern counties are investigat Ing an unusually persistent wave reported to have been stolen from the residence of Mr. F. E. of burglaries and petty thefts.

Richards, Combe Hall, East, Grin- On one day. Jewellery worth stead. Here also the burglars en- £200 was stolen from the shop of tered bed-rooms while the family Mr. Charles G. Allan a few yards were, at dinner and completed their from Chichester Cathedral. The coup without making the slightest thioves gained an entry by break: Cases of house and shop-break-

sound... ing a window at the back of the promises, and are believed to have ing have been reported from Bur been "at work" when Mr. Allen rey and Buckinghamshire.