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CENTRAL THEATRE

25720

The best ventilated Theatre in the Colony, with over hundred windows which, open at night, give fresh and natural air to the whol chouso. Our machine is of the biggest size-the We have sound is the clearest and the price is the highest. two large sized lifts for the convenience of our patrons.

SHOWING TO-DAY

at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. The Greatest RKO Super Special Feature that takes the place boside "All Quiet," "What Price Glory." "The Big Parade" and all other enduring Screen achievements it's loaded with laughs and hat will warm your hearts and with thrills that will knock you cold.

What price the glory of the navy as they sail the seas of the cock-eyed world, loving, fighting and winning!

UICIDE FLEET

BILL BOYD ROBT. ARMSTRONG JAMES GLEASON GINGER ROGERS

and thousands of fighting gobi supplied through the courtesy of the United States Navy.

TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEATS EARLY.

-NEXT CHANGE-

THE LATEST UNIVERSAL SPECIAL PRODUCTION. LEW AYRES (of “All Quiet" Fame) and ANITA LOUISE (Successor to Lilian Gish)

in

THE NEWEST 1932 UNITED ARTISTS SPECIAL PICTURE.

LEW

AYRES

IN

HEAVEN! ON EARTH

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1932.

WUCHOW FLOODS

SUBSIDING

PORT RETURNING TO NORMAL

Wuchow, June 29. Wuchow is elowly returning to normal after the flood condition of the past few days. The water has gone down considerably and many of the streets which were flooded are again open to foot travel, rick- sha and automobile traffic. Many of the business houses are again doing business although some have not as yet returned their stocks to the store shelves.

During the high water, the Wu- chow Post Office had an emergency stamp, registry and money order) office on samapan anchored in front of the Post Ofee Buliding. the lower floor of which was totally submerged.

The aeroplane hangars situated | on the Wuchow nirfield together with a guardhouse for soldiersj were totally destroyed and washed away by the water.

I. M. S. Tarantula took advantage of the existing big į water to make a trip up the West! River above Wuebow. It is sup posed that the gunboạt will go upl to Nanning If water conditions, permit. The Tarantula left Wa- chow early Tuesday morning for! her trip.

It has been raining more or lessį during the past three days, and it; is expected that this umisual rain; fall will affect the rivers and bring them up to freshet height: sugin-Our Oirn Correspondent,

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POLICE SERGEANT

ROBBED

BURGLAR SENT TO PRISON

STUVW

Shri Sadguru Meher Baba the Persian mystic who ae- rived in Hongkong yesterday, and the alphabet board which in his only medium of com- munication with the world.

COPPER TARIFF

DISASTER

WORLD AGREEMENT

DESTROYED

New York, July 1 The Katanga Copper Company has followed the example of the International Nickel Company, the Chile Copper Company and the

PHOTO COMPETITION

The week-end will provide ainateur photographers with a good opportunity for taking

for

"Tele- snapshots

the graph" Summer Photo Com- petition. Cresh and camera prizes are offered, and there is no entrance fee.

COLONY'S HEALTHY

FINANCES

FIRST QUARTER SHOWS

BIG SURPLUS

Hongkong's finances continue to improve, the latest return, up to March 31st, showing that revenyc exceeded expenditure during the month by more than a million dol- lars, whilst for the first quarter of the year there was a surplus of over two millions.

'As a result, the credit balance at the end of March was $13,582,720, against $12,672,713 at the end of February

Revenue during March totalled $3,325,850, as compared with $2,- 124,954 in the same month last year. Expenditure was $2,326,- 843. against $2,179,399.

For the first three months of the year, the revenue was $9,055,059, comtared with $7.912,446 last year, while expediture totalled $6,- 820,868, ngainst $6,248,427 for the first quarter of 1991.

AMERICAN SUPPLY

OF GOLD

ANOTHER DRIFT TO CONTINENT

New York, July 1.

Since the French withdrawal of gold from United State vaults was completed a fortnight age, the stock of gold in the United States Pas increased by G$5,000,000,

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It is anticipated, however, that renewal of the outflow will de velop, the Erening-Past painting out that there has been an impor- tant rise in Continental exchanges and some of them are already above the gold export level, that is to say, it would now be profitable to pur- chase American gold.---Reuter,

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A SLUG FROM THE CELLAR

On charges of stealing $2.10 from the trousers of Lance Ser- geant Bowers, of the Hongkong Police Force, and of returning from banishment, a Chinese who appeared before Mr. Schofield at

Pasen Corporation inj the Central Polier Court this Cerro de morning was sentenced to im withdrawing from membership of

Copper Exporters Incorporated. prisonment for ten months,

The disintegration of the world YANKEES BOW TO THE Sergeant Bowers, it was stated

result of the i by Inspector Stimson, bud been association is the

to retain the slaying with Me. J. C. Polson, of Senate's decision Stanley Terrape, and shortly after tariff of four cents a pound on im-' 3 o'clock yesterday morning Mr. portent copper. By co-operation. Poison was awakched by a noise potential output had been relaced in the bedroom. He saw the de-by 80 cent. Even so, the surplus, fendant crouching near the bed stocks behind a seteo. He was seized tons. and it was discovered that he had The breakdown of the agreement the Boston Red Sox. taken the money from the trousers may, unless the Senate changes its

He tune, lead to unrestrained produc-.. pocket of Sergeant Bowers, had gained admission by elimb-tion.--Reuter. ing up a drain pipe. He then got through a closed verandah, into

Amongst

are

BOSTONIANS

New York, July 1.

The Yankees had one of their estimated at 700,000, rare tastes of defeat to-day and it was rather bitter, coming from

Results:

National League,

New York Pittsburgh ¡Chiengo

5 Boston

4

3 St. Louis

X Cincinnati

1

American League,

the passengers who the sitting room and bedroom. arrived by the President Jefferson the On the first charge sentence of was Mr. James E. Black, of Boston two months' hard labour was in-American Consulate at Shanghai.| posed, with an additional eight who comes to Hongkong to assume his Philadelphia

new post here. months on the second.

TO-DAY

ONLY

At 2.30, 5.10,

7.15 € 9.30 p.m.

KINGS THEATRE

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION

He loves

where the

lovin' is best!

And, being Fredric March, he does wall Bruant Errin the bashful "bach" Love allsactions!

11 New York

Wahsington

3

QUEENS THEATRE

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

TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF

A Grand Double Attraction

On

The Screen

Final Showings To-day

GlarnerBros.

present

Monte Blue SKIN

DEEP

Ono

Woman

Loathed His Ugly

Face

Another

Girl

Loved Him

Because He Was Handsome

WITH

DAVEY LED

Also Showing

HEARST METROTONE NEWSREEL

On The Stage

TO-DAY

At 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m

TO-MORROW

At All Shows, 2.30, 5.10

7.15 & 9.20

There is no one in thể world who can equal thiş past master of stage-craft

S..C. M. P.

LONG TACK SAM with

MI-NA & NEE-,

TO-MORROW

WARNER BROS. present

DUMB BELLS

ERMINE

U

7

--Bruter.

TO-DAY ONLY

T

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313

TO-MORROW

HEADLINES SHRIEKED "MURDERERI"

E

7.20 89.20 p.

STAR Daily at 2.30, 54

The PERFECT

GRIPPED N. Y. STAGE FOR TWO SOLID YEARS

TO-DAY ONLY

T

E

ALIB

A RADIO PICTURE

WORLD A12.30, 5.1

7.15 & 9.2

A TAILOR MADE MAN

MAJESTIC

To-day To-morrow

At 230, 5.20, 7.20

& 9.20 p..

SHE WANTED A MAN WITH

EXPERIENCE!

SHOWING SOON.

The Newest 1932 United Artists Special Feature

Boland

West CORSAIR

- Unibed Artists Picture

WITHE

Chester Morris

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERO FRANKLIN, at I and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoris Hongkong.

STRANGERS

with FREDRIC

MARCH

KAY TRANOIS

IN LOVE

a Garamount Picture ADDED ATTRACTION

BETH BERI

DANSEUSE

Miss Bori will appear with the usual picture programme at 5.10, 7.15 and 9.30 p.m. only.

PRICE AS USUAL

But only the prisoner know the truth. That his own son WAS the last to see Nora Selmer alive!

The SILENT WITNESS

LIONEL ATWILI. Greta KlaneM Beamwall Fisicher FOX PICTURE

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

EX-BADBOY

Robert Armstrong

Joan Arthur

in