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CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

mt 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

The greatest Chinese Sound-on-film Singing and Talking Comedy ever produced, with English Titles

BUTTERFLY

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IN

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HAPPY STARS

COMMENCING SUNDAY

A Heart-Stirring drama of the follies of the younger gnoration against the background of the great famine of 1930 in SHENST RAYMOND KING

IN

"HUMANITY"

An Outstanding Chinese film produced by

the United Photoplay Service

SOON SHOWING

The Latest 1932 United Artists Special Feature.

SAMUEL GOLDVYN

RONALD COLMAN..

ARROWSMITH"

UNITED ARTISTS

PICTURE

HELEN HAYES

COMING!

HOWARD HUGHES·

¿COMING!

COCK OF THE AIR

CHESTER MORRIS

PRITED ADUSES PICTURE

HONGKONG

HOTEL

GRILL ROOM

KING'S BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATIONS,

A

SPECIAL DINNER will be served

on

FRIDAY,

3rd JUNE 1932 From 7.30 p.m. During Dinner SELECTED MUSIC will be rendered

by the

HONGKONG HOTEL ORCHESTRA

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF Mr. J. FUTERA.

"GOD SAVE THE KING"

Table

Reservations

Phone

30281.

THE HONGKONG

& SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE XIXTH ARMY COMMANDER

the

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1; 1932.

WUCHOW NOTES

SECOND FIRE SCARE

OTTAWA PARLEY

AGENDA

Do-1

IN A WEEK. TO HEAD FUKIEN

CIVIL AVIATION NOT GOVERNMENT

Wuchow. May 26.

INCLUDED Wuchow bad its second fire! Foochow, May 28. seare within a week, when en

London, May 31. Considerable interest has beon Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock,| Answering questions regarding aroused by

thatju Are broke out on Taat Tung the Ottawa Conference, the roport General Ta'at Ting-kal, of the K'iu, a street situated in the ex-minions Secretary, Mr. J. II. 19th Route Army, the heroleltreme eastern part of the city. Thomas, sold the agenda was now | "defender of Shanghai,” has beon Three houses are said to have under discussion between the

appointed Chairman of the Fukien beon Involved in the conflagation, | Governments concerned. Provincial Government, and that before the flames could be he is actually on his way hither under control. to assume offico,

18-

put He did not propoke including eivil aviation in the agenda, us Shortly before 2 n'clock

this that subject was very fully dis Although he is not a native of afternoon another large, grey-cussed at the Imperial Conference the Province, he may for that very coloured biplane arrived at the two years ago, but various reason be spared from some of Wuchow airport, and two hours pects of it would be raised with the embarrassments which na-later left for Nanning, the cap-the individual Governments. re- tives have to meet, and it is hoped|pital of Kwangaf Province, where | presented.-British Wireless. that he will speedily put an end it will join the other planes which to various forces which

are have been purchased during the militating against the progress last few months by the Kwangst | of the Province.

from Government The most urgent problem Is British manufacturers.-Our Own the netivity of the Communists Correspondent. in the south and west, but the unchecked prevalence of banditry

in all parts is really almost ar serious. And lately

there kas

been an unparallelled quantity-

Provincial

LAST RESPECTS.

of opiam produced in all the dis-GENERAL SHIRAKAWA'S BODY tricts, owing, as of old, to the imposition of laxen that cannot

The met In any other way.

It is at present Impossible to forecast what changes the

sonnel of the

Government.

REACHES TOKYO

Tokyo, May 31, Solemn and Impressive scenes)

the war- pointment will mean in the per-marked the arrival of

but ship, Tatsuta at Yokosuka to-day ORO Закорнем that General Ta'al with the body of General Shira- will use discrimination and show bomb outrage, on board. As the kawa, victim of the Hongkew Independence in his colleagues.Our the

dent.

choice

of

Correspon-coffin was lowered on to a torpedo boat for transportation ashore. the Tatsuta fired a 17-gun fare-] well salute.

AN OVERLOADED SHIP

FINE

ON CAPTAIN CANCELLED

Crews of all the warships an chored at the Yokosuka naval port were mustered to attention. Many prominent people gathered at Tokyo to pay their respects when! the body arrived by a special train -Renter's Special.

ACTRESS KILLED

30-FEET FALL FROM WINGS

OF DRURY LANE

Charged before the Hon. Comdr.) Hole, at the Marine Court this morning, 'with having allowed his ship to be no loaded na to sub- merge the centre of the dise, Cap-i tain Wiliam Pithie, master of the 8.8. Kwong Fook Cheong, was at first fined $200, but the was later cancelled, and the pro-inctress, was killed by falling 90 secuting officer was asked to serve feet from the stairway of the a summons on the owner. Board-wings during the performance of ling Offeer D. G. Cairns pro-Cavalcade" at Drury Lane

secuted.

A

Miss Laura Tully, aged 59, of Ane Yukon-road, Balham, S.W. all

Theatre recently.

Remarking that accused was į The audience were unaware of held responsible as master of the the tragedy, and the show ship. Comdr. Hole imposed a ne tinued. of $200,

con-

Miss Tully fell from the top of

A short time clapsed, after steps used to get to the level of aj which Comdr. Hole recalled bridge housed in the auditorium. Boarding Officer Cairns, and asked the stage manager stated. She

HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE

ressat

There was again' evidence of firm- the opening session this morning, and buyers are still in the! market with bids at the higher levels established yesterday.

Sales.

Hongkong Banks $1639/153B. Underwriters $3.35.

Douglases $27.

Providemts (Old) $5.30/5.40. Hotels (Cum, Bights) $12.70. Hotels (Rights) $1.80. Hongkong Lands $77.86/77.90. Hongkong Realties $12.30/12.35. Chinese Estates $100.

Ewo Cottons Thx. 14.10/14. Hongkong Trama $22.00/23.20. China Lights (Old) $20.40/20 Hongkong Electrics $74.90/75, Dairy Farms $28.30/28.40.

Buyers.

Bank of East Asia $115. Conten Insurances $1200. Underwriters $3.30.

China Fire Insurances $600. Dougla

ILK.

$274

W. Docks $18. Providents (Old) $5.30. Providenta Hotels (Cum.

$2.40.

Hotels $12.

$1.80. Lands $78.

11phrey's $16.

Ewo Cottons T. 144. Hongkong Trams $21.

Prak

Trams (New) $8. Star Ferries $91.

Yaumati Ferries (New) $31. Chinn Lights (Qld) $20. China Lights (New) $20.35, Hongkong Electrics $74.9

Maeño Electrics $24.

(P.P.) $23.85. Sugars $21. Canton Tees $635 Hongkong Ropes $14.

him who was doing the loading. was in no hurry, because her part-Dairy Farms $28.10.

The Oficer replied that the com-did not come on for quite a time. pradores were doing the loading, and perhaps she had an attack of and that the owner was on board giddiness.

at the time.

I view of this development, Comdr. Hole cancelled the fine

We have received from Messraj

and administered a caution to the Noronha and Co., the Government

Captain, at the same time

questing the prosecuting

to summon the owner.

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10.

7.15 89.30 p.m.

re-printers, a copy of the Historical and

officer Statisticni

Abstract of the Colony from 1841 to 1930.

Watsons (Old) $14%. Watsons (New) $14.40. Lane, Crawfords (Old) $61.. Lane Crawfords (New) $6.20. Sinceres $10,20.

Sellers.

Steamboats $21. Inubs $36.

South China Motors, “B” $12. Constructions (New) $1.70.

KING'S THEATRE

BOOKING. AT THE THEATRE

TEL. 25313

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SUNDAY, 5th JUNE.

QUEENS THEATRE

The Air is Always Cool and Fresh No Circulation of Old Air, but Natural Ventilation Comfortable Healthy Safe

To-day & To-morrow at 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20-

Thoy fought like wild-cats but they found out after they woro divorced that they could- not

apart!

live

NORMA SHEARER

THE

ROBERT MONTGOMERY

STARS OF “DIVORCEE"

and STRANGERS MAY

168" togther againt

In that awfully nice, somethines

naughty picture from, the NOEL COWARD

Laugh hit-'

Private Lives

Metro Goldwyn-

Mayer

PICTURE

with REGINALD DENNY, JEAN HERSHOLT, UNA MERKEL

Directed by BIDNEY PRANKLIN

Also Showing M-G-M Colortone

Pevue

"GEOGRAPHY LESSONS"

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A Man's Man

7.20 89.20 p.m.

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Do'a. Social Secretary's duties re- quite hor to protest her employers debutante daughter from Seandal? Seo

"SECRETS

OF A

SECRETARY

a Paramount Picture

with CLAUDETTE QOLBERT

Herbert Marshall Georges Metaxa

GIRLS about TOWN

a

Garamount Picture

with

KAY FRANCIS

JOEL MCCREA

12 Paramount Picture -

ITALIAN IN MALTESE SCHOOLS,

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

King of the bad men! He flaunts

his toughness in the face of love!

to the exclusion of Italian- from the elementary schools in Malta have boon published in Malto. Rome, May 3. In further comment the **This is a day of mourning for Tribuna pronounces the Maltese the Maltese and a day of sincere |Government's decision as "gravo," grief for Italians to whom friend- because it is "against the manifest ship with England not a vague will of the Malteso people" and oxpression but a working fact"—"contrary to the recommendations thus the Tribuns, champion of of the Royal Commissioners, who Italian nationalism, bowalls the advised An appeal report that letters patent leading "islanders.”

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