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THE MIGHTIEST WAR DRAMA EVER SCREENED

The Story for Which the Whole World Waited

URCH_MARIAYUMARQUIS

Adagion und dialog by Mae Mall Anderson and George Andezit Connnuity

by Uri Ancona Duncan1

by LEWIS HILL STONE

A CARL LAGJAIALE, JI Pro-

dushan Presented by CARL LAGUNALL

Now faithfully and graphically pictured on the talking screen. presents the human side of the war the fiorce, poignant drama of bub- bling youth intheclutch of circumstance - lender, emotionol, stark realism, touched with romance and tinged with glory, with Louis Wolhelm, Lewis Ayres, John Wray, Slim Summerville, Russell Gleason, William Bakewell, Scolt Kolk, Woller Browne Rogers, and hundreds of others.

ALL QUIETON

THE WESTERN FRONT

-Commencing To-morrow

The First 1932 United Artists Super Special Feature Arrived Here and to be sho r the FIRST TIME in the Far East.

TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1932.

TSUI VOLLEYED OUT OF CHAMPIONSHIP.

KUWABARA MAKES. HIS BOW.

JAPANESE DAVIS CUP PLAYER HERE.

T. Kawabars, the Japanese Davis Cup pinyer, who occupies the premier position in the new Japanese nation-

EC FINCHER STAGES FINE RECOVERY..

After losing the first set to n player who had completely held the upper hand, E.C. Fincher yes- ranking HL, and who is now on terday recovered in such a man-his way to Europe in preparation for ner ns to santch by a great vie- the International tennis contest this tory In the open singles tennis year, yesterday had a pratice "knock

up" at the Hongkong Cricket Club. championship by the odd fel in

Arriving on the Katorl Muru in the morning, he enguged T. Honda, a past local champion and the leading Ja- panese player in Hongkong. couple of nets, while he later met 8.A.

umfahn and A. L. Sullivan,

three.

"Taui Wai-pul, his opponent, played remarkably good tennis up to the close of the first set, but he had no fghting spirit and, once in arrears, fell an easy vie- tim to the masterful work of his conqueror.

in A

Conditions were very unfair to Ku- wabara, who, in addition to playing straight after a sen trip, found the court still affected by the recent rains. He therefor attempted nothing spee tacular, but practiced only a strokes.

RUGBY DUEL.

Low

ENGLAND'S TASK AGAINST

"SCOTAND TO-DAY.

Though the exchanges often lapsed into rather tedious rallies, there were numbers of sparkling Incidents during the match, not- ably in the Arst and final sets. Taul fully deserved the lend he obtained, for it was the result of some really clever all-court play, similar to that which featured hja: earlier tisplay

against . b. Rumisha. His tactics and general-

London, Mnr. 18. ship during this period wero The climax of the rugby senson i irreprochable and bid he have will be reached at Twickenham to employed them throughout, in day wiun, before an estimated crowd stead of allowing himself to be-avenge last year's defeat at Murray- of 40,000, England will attempt, to

come unnerved by Fincher's per- | field "ned conture the Calcutta Cup, sistent net attack, he would have A vietory will enable them to equal reversed, the decision. Though Scotland's twenty wins in the Anglu Fincher coold not find his touch Seattish series. during the opening exchanges, the min reason for the use of the first set was Tsuf's auperiority in affecting winning shota,

Co-

The positions were reversed later in the game, when it was the Kowloon player who tributed the dazzing "aces" from the net, and Tsui who mundo feeble returns,

Tsui's lack of fighting spirit is his biggest handdiens at the pre- bent. He has a suflicient reper-

|

England are reverting to the old Gloucester fullback, T. Brown and f have brought in a new forward in R. J. Longland (Northampton), who is the only new "enp."

Scotland are making eight changes ineluding for players new to Inter

tional rugby, namely Dykes, JP, MeArthur (Waterloo), G. P. Bitenie (Dundee High School) and F. A. Wright (Edinburgh Academicals),--- Renter's Spacial Service,

MELLOW

BRITAIN'S BEST THRILLER At

tors of strokes and knowledge ISITISH INTERNATIONAL DICTURES L how to employ them to the best indvantage to win for him Any

GRAHAM SETON'S

match, but they are only really GREAT SPY DRAMA!

effective, and form baly a lea- tare of his play, when he is lend- ing. This has been noticeable in his last two encounters In the championship. Once

he has de- veloped the will 言い win under any circumstances, he willi be one of the most deadly ponguts In Hongkong.

Fincher's grit and coolness again stood him in good stend;

"The

In fact it was this which proved | IgQIAN AHERNE.

1932 UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

We noe very glad to announce that we have secured the evelusive nud pole rights for exhibiting a majority of the beat and latest 19642 United Artists super and "perini production-will,m South Chitin,

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023ALAUGHLIN GORDON HARKER

The devising fastur in his success. EMADELEINE CAMEROU Though he might excusably have become upset by his early revPPAUS and impsteary, actually the loss of the first not seemed to xive him the necessary impetus 10

Jau

Jalkie

PLAN

DRRECTED IN VICTOR SANT BURUNGTON DUODUCTION

pralore his best form. From the DUE SOON AT THE QUEEN'S. opening rally, he Adopted ;uk rigidly adhered to one plan of attack and although it reaped no results at the beginning and seemed doomed to failure, zu per-

thent sistent was be with it

it eventually turned defeat into suc- Fincher went up 10 the

Lactel

net in almost anything and from a valliging cam- Jatieich Bally demoralised Flacher's nemate did

sho on.

ex-

The match fully realised

1., and the result feft Pin bird's supporters asking with immed confidence "Who JA Poin to him from winning the

The results of the day's progegummine wer:

Open Singles

E. C. Fincher beat Taui Wai-pui 6-7, 6-2, 6-0.

Open Doubles.

S. A. and H. D. Rumjan beat J W. Leonard and J. A. Cassumbhoy

6-2, M-R,

i Kalau and Yew Man-kit Tival Les and Leg 3-11, 6-1, 6-3.

A

Clish Champlunship.

Harkins beat Hill 6-4, 6-2. Handicap Singles "A."

A. J. White heat 7. C, Monoghan 64. 8.2.

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