1932-02-23 — Page 36

CENTRAL

SEE

THEATRE HEAR

SHOWING TO-DAY

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

Man Against Beast!

The never-ending struggle of the jungle... the tug of straining muscles against the foreboding background of the wilderness. Then fabulous treasure and its inevitable companions, human lust and trickery. All the thrills of peril, jammed into the greatest of serials. Fifteen breath-taking episodes with TARZAN THE TIGER running wild and piling up new and excit- ing adventuren. Even the king of the beasts could

not stay Tar- zan s mighty, hand.

with

Frank Merrill

and

Natalie Kingston

TARZAN TIGER

THE

COMING SOON

"THE AGE FOR LOVE

WITH

Billie Dove, Charles Starrett, Lois Wilson, Mary Duncan,

Edward Everett Horton.

A 1932 United Artists Picture.

TO-MORROW at the QUEEN'S

BY SPECIAL REQUEST.

DIXIAN

SCENE AFTER SCENE

OF SEARING DRAMA AMID. THE SENSUOUS ALLUREMENTS

OF MARDI GRAS.

Miracle of

Entertainment

BEBE DANIELS

EVERETT MARSHALL: BERT WHEELER ROBT. WOOLSEY.

HONGKONG

10 A.M.

9 P.M.

AQUARIUM

OPEN. DAILY

2 DOORS FROM WHITEAWAYS OPEN

FRENCH ART.

EXTENSION OF LONDON EXHIBITION,

taken by the public, the period of the French Art Exhibition at the Royal Academy has been extended until March 12.

A quarter of a million people, including very many from abroad, have already visited the exhibition. Owing to the continued Interest-British Wireless,

London, Feb. 22.

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

Hongkong

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1933.

HONGKONG CHINESE

CELEBRATE.

THE VICTORY “SLIGHTLY EXAGGERATED."

WORK AT À STANDSTILL.

ENTERPRISING DRIVER FOOLS PATROLS.

JAPANESE FLAG

"PASSPORT."

TRICK FINALLY DISCOVERED.

(Special to "Talegraph")

Shanghai, Feb. 23. The bold and ambitious attempf of the driver of a Chinese motor.

BEDLAM BROKE LOOSE in Hongkong at noon to- day, following the circulation of a rumour, which spread like wildfire, gathering more sensational details as it swept from one end of the Colony to the other, re-truck to protect his vehicle from garding a crushing defeat inflicted on the Japanese in Shanghai.

A

The rumour is believed to have had its origin in the

of a local Chinese bank receipt by

report that the Chinese had rolled up the Japanese right wing, the facts of which are published elsewhere. This suc- cess, in a short time, had been converted into a report that the Japanese army was in full flight, abandoning guns, tanks and equipment, and were escaping as best they could in their warships.

impressing that the place was on

The rear of crackers daring, áre, recent Chinese New Year holiday s

has

זיזיינן

interference in the Hongkew area

by flying a Japanese flag, came to grief at night after several hours of unqualified success.

Throughout the day, the truck

and fro travelled to

in the Hongkew district, the Japanese

patrols taking care to give the vehicle every right of way!

privilege and the

INQUISITIVE OFFICER. Finally however, a Japanese the motor-truck

jaw-droppin Chinese shop nasistants downed } dílicer, demonstration by comparison with the manner in which the Chin residents indicated their tarting with the "news,"

TERRIFIC DIN.

Amazing sernes were with

tools and left their counters to beat so much, became inquisi-

white watch the sights

samtive, and hailed the driver, de- bers satis

ed from one length of the Colony;

of

confies were

to be wanding explanations,

à seen in Queen's Road hastily con- veying arm-fulla of crackers from the various Joss papre shops in the vicinity.

Within a few minutes, the true state of affairs was revealed, the flag was torn off the truck and Police Headquarters quickly sent the driver was severely admonish- to the other at mid-day, when, out Emergency Squads of indians ed. without warning endless streams under European "supervision. to of crackers, and rockets, were selĮ maintain order. The squnds were off by thousands of prematurely armed with drawn batons and rifles exuberant Chinese, The noise stung over the shoulders. continued at on inteuse pitch fur; well over an hour, the whate Chinese population seeming to go en fetr.

Ching storey

STREETS CARPETED.

The flag proved to be the insignin displayed by a Japanese Divisional General, which had been copied by an enterprising proprietor of one of the Aagshops. These "talismen" are now spring- ing up in great numbers.--¡īruter.

The main streets were carpeted with erucker papers within a very From the verandahs of

short time of the "outbreak, and three Building and the

Des189 terrific and sustained was the the demand, and ultimately it was dwellings in Queens Road,

Albt that streel-conversation was found necessary to close the office. Veonx Rond and the streets con-

rendered impossible, mnin necting thear two

city

This had the effect of diverting thoroughfares, Chinese, wild with

The unusual sight of Chinese, for the stream of people to the side delight, burlet exploding missiles getting their renowned impassivity. down to the ground, some failing delightedly shaking hands with entrance, and for a half an hour or O, the newspaper vendors sold on pedestrians, others on buses each other over the reports of Ahundreds of Telegraphs from the and trams, and creating a ding Chinese conquest in Shanghai, which seemed to form a parallel and breaking out into huge smilessing door, being quite unable to with Chapel or Hongkew during of satisfaction and congratulation.

severe bombardment.

was to be witnessed in Queen's Road Central, where the celebra-1 tions were remarkabte for their intensity.

CENTRAL MARKET SCENE.

Crackers with a detonation file a 6.5 gun rendered the whole of the city an infernu of noise' and disturbanes.

OUR OFFICE RAIDED,

rench the street.

Court Stopped.

So intense was the noise in Yau- mati that the proceedings at the Kowloon Police Court were inter- rupted.

Thousands ol Shortly after noon to-day, the When the cracker-firing first Chinese thronged the streets, while offices of the Hongkong Telegraph broke out. the Magistrate (Mr.

were quickly were invaded shops and houses

by hundreds of Fraser) ordered the windowa to be displaying national Bags,

people. Chinese and foreigners shut, but although this was oone, iluge quantities of firoworks alike, in their eagerness to secure the noise became so deafening that were ignited in the Central copies of to-day's Market, from which huge volumes The crush was so great, that the ratrate but to adjourn the pro- of smoke poured out, giving the staff were quite unable to éripe with feeedings.

"FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

QUEENS

Final Showings To-day at 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m. AN ESSENTIALLY BRITISH COMEDY,

AT THE

SYDNEY HOWARD

UP FOR THE CUP

COMING SHORTLY

The ROSARY

STAR

LAWRENCE

MARGOT GRAHAME

ELIZABERI ALLAN

LLTAF

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW at 2.30, 5.20, 7:20 & 9.20

GRACE

TIBBETT first edition. there was no eption left the Mu-

KING'S

A 2.30, 5.10, 7.15

DOCTORS WIVES

wish

8 9.30 p.m.

If the Doctor

is hand-some and the pat- ient is pretty, which will

linger longer-.

her illness or

WARNER BANTER JOAN BENNETT ber kisses?

VICTOR VARCONI, · CECILIA LOFTUS Story by licary and Sylvia Leiferant Directed by FRANK BORZAGE

TO-MORROW

FOX

PICTURIES

WED ESDAY, 24h FEBRUARY.

"LADIES

OF THE

BIG HOUSE

a Garamount Picture

with

SYLVIA SIDNEY. GENE RAYMOND

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL. 25818,

MOORE

in "NEW MOON"

--A--Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-Production:

MAJESTIC

TO-DAY ONLY.

AT 2.50, 5.20, 7.20

0.20 p.m.

THE FOUR

MARX

BROTHERS

Monkey Business"

COMING SHORTLY TO THE QUEEN'S.

CAN THERE BE A PERFECT MURDER ? SEE

GUILT

HANDS

LIONEL BARRYMORE'S NEW TRIUMPH,