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CENTRAL

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THEATRE

HEAR

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15, 89.20 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 adventures. Even the king of the beasts could

not stay Tar- s mighty

zan

hand.

with

Frank Merrill

and

Natalie Kingston

TARZAN

THE

TIGER

MING

SOON

"THE AGE FOR LOVE'

WITH

Billie Dove, Charles Starrett,

Lois Wilson, Mary Dunean, Edward Everett Horton.

A 1932 United Artists Picture.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1932..

ARMY COUNCIL AND A BAND.

FAMOUS NAME MUST

BE CHANGED.

The Army Council has informert the Luton "Red Crana Band that the title it has borne for the past: 40 years must be altered,

SIR ARTHUR DU CROS.

£420,000 FAMILY SECURITIES LENT TO HATRY.

“OUR LOSSES ARE

ENORMOUS”

M. MAGINOT'S DEATH.

ALLEGATIONS IN FRANCE.

Paris, Jan. 29. Nationalist hysteria has found ja new motivo in the circumstances of the death of M. Maginot. The Įmost extraordinary rumours arg boing circulated to the affect that Sir Arthur du Cros, formerly the late War Minister was the vic- managing director and chairman of tim of a political attempt. the Parent Trust and Finance Com- tnpany, Ltd, answered questions at It was first suggested that M. the company's annual general meet-Maginet, who died of typhoid Now, Ing at the Whitehall Rooms, Lon- fever, had been poisoned. don.

however, a new accusation is be

It has been discovered that the use of the words "Red Cross" con- stitutes an infringement of the Geneva Convention Act. 1911, which lays it down that the term is Internationally restricted

rmy medical services.

An to his remuneration, he said: ing made. A few days before fail- and my family are probably ing it! M. Maginot was in a moter the largest group of shareholders accident, his car being hit by a in the country and our losses are taxi while he was hurrying from! no enormous that any remunerationu dinner party to the Chamber. to lodge a I have recived is absolutely trivial. M. Maginot refused

Army

In their ultimatum, the Army Council informed the band that if It eliminated the words whorover they were used and gave an ne- Aurance that there would be no further contravention of the act, it would hear nothing about the matter.

For many years, the band, under He and his family, he added, ad- complaint against the driver of the taxi, but after his death one ita offending title. has competed vanced to the Hatry group at the Crystal Palace Band Pesti- £120,000 in marketable securities, of the dead Minister's military val, and in 1922 won the thousand to assist them in an operation staff brought a charge of negligent guinen trophy there. is af which was regarded as of national driving against the man. known under that name to thos-importance. Would they have put sands of wireless listeners, and in their money into that scheme If the

parks of London and Midlami they had not believed in it. towns. It is searching for ne other name.

Why not "Luton Blue Crow Band? Or white" or groen? brown"

FOUNTAIN PEN GUNS.

1

HOW U.S. GANGSTERS

ARE IDENTIFIED.

Fountain pens which spurt bul- leis are among the weapons favour. ed by U.S. gangsters, acording to!

No Camble,

The police in consequence re opened the inquiry, and the driver Was subjected to a long interrog tion. According to his statement, which is confirmed by his wife, They had also placed at the dis- who was in the taxi at the time, posal of the Purent Trust 8370,000|he was driving slowly round an for their own securities, of which open space in the Bois de Bou- 120,000 was taken and wed for logne when the Minister's ear, jorrowing purpose sou kvittavate | going at high speed, came out of

be amen

Amentioned but Mary. Sir! Arthur waid: "This company did¦

ide alley and collided with him.

The shoek was extremely violent not gamble with Hatry. Our co- and though no one was seriously ojar rolluit waa

hin for att they were all badly shaken. Initimate purpose, and in a Igrits-fand M. Maginot, besides, was cat mate way: that is, ly way of loans over the forebead. and guarantees covered lay at pusited securities,"

€4,689,278 Lasa,

On learning; there facta certulu papers of the Right immediately Jutoped the conclusion that the collision was not an accident, hot a syllabus of the New York Police said that when the steel scheme and they are now openly alleging Mr. F. L. Payton, who provided. | & carefully-planned manoeuvre College, published in the current was brought out, those promoting that before being poisoned by his issne of the "Police Rtaview."

it were proclaimed as benefactors, political enemies M. Maginot

Was The syllabus atates that a une bad looked into most of the the object of a criminal attack. man la easily identified by his transactions in which the company How his assailants could know bullet-proof vest. He is fearful of was involved, and in face of the that his car would be passing that being captured when armed, and is then conditions it looked like a rea-particular spot at that exact mo generally dogged by an accomplice sonably sound business risk. Butment--seeing that he was still usually a woman-who carries he did not think the old board supposed to be at the dinner parts the gun.

should have risked the position of nobody as yet has tried to ex- Gang leaders are generally killed the company in one transaction. plain. in trying to finish with crime after making their fortunes. They are unly safe as long as they stay in side their cars of armeur-plate and 30, 1931, and, nccording to a print- amount waṆ due to

guarantees ballet-proof glass, whose doors can-ed review of the accounts by the connected with not be opened from the outaide,

that loans to the Hatry group.

SHOWING TO-DAY

The

accounts of the company

showed a loss of £4,589,278 for the period from May 1, 1929, to Sept.

chairman,

£3,000,000

of

KING'S

transactions

and

At 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

1

QUEENS

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HER FIRST 100 % TALKING

.:

انا

TO-NIGHT IN HONGKONG (WANCHAI RECLAMATION-9.15 P.M.) 3rd Change of Programme.

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS

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50

EUROPEAN ARTISTS

PERFORMING ANIMALS

MATINEES

SATURDAY & SUNDAY AT 4.15 P.M.

30

50

CHILDREN HALF PRICE TO MATINEES ONLY.

PRICES OF ADMISSION

(Including Tax).

Full Box to hold six

$22.00

Second Chairs

Single Scat in Box

$ 4.40

Stolis Carpets

First Chairs

$ 3.30

Gallery

2.20

1.10

Bocking at Mouiric's Co. Sundays At The Circus

Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform

Half price to stalls and second chairs only. Managerie Open Daily From 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

W. HARMSTON,

Proprietor.

R. BELL,

Representative,

A. J. CLOTHIER,

HONGKONG

Agent.

10 A.M.

9 P.M.

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION.

LADIES

OF THE

BIG HOUSE

A Paramount Picture

with SYLVIA SIDNEY

AND

AN EXTRAORDINARY ADDED ATTRACTION SPECIL ENGAGEMENT OF

ZIMMY

Panelka Jayaran tag Svimmir ja

A Burion of Astono hag feats in a specially constructed glass tans on the stage.

Ears,

DRINKS,

SMOKES,

UNDER

AND LIVES. WATER!

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wi h Jozn Honneft Hurdle Albright Owen Moore Myrna Loy.

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Would you pay his

price for silence or

would you risk the

love of your child and husband?

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MANY PUBLICATIONS AFFECTED.

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Northcliffe Newspapers, Ltd., will take over the copyright and goodwill of the Bristol Evening Times and Echo, which will be in- corporated in the Bristol Evening World.

Northcliffe Newspapers, Ltd

by Alllod Northern Newspapers, will also take over the copyright and goodwill:of the Derby Dady Ltd., and Northcliffe Newspapers, Express, which will ho incorporat Ltd., whereby competition betweened in the Derby Daily Telegraph, theso companies in respect of their Arising out of these arrange- Bristol Times and provincial newspapers will be ments the

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