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CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.00, 7,20 & 9.40.

THE

(PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME OWING TO THE LENGTH OF THE PICTURE!.

THE MOST WONDERFUL AIR EPIC OF THE WAR "ACES," WITH MARVELLOUS SOUND SYNCHRONIZATION & SPLENDID MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT.

A tragic flood of lead 1

Madly he fired round after round lath the vitals of the ship of the air that bore the insignia of the engmy.

How was he to know that the pilot was the pal he believed dead-the very paí tre had been avenging

It's the most stirring climax the screen, bas given And it's but one of a host of towering Somente is a mighty picture that will carry you over the douds to a thousand thrills. AE tually med tulles high in the air.

tre the picture which thrilled Bandway for more than a year. for the picture London, Paris and all the cities of the mathi bailed es Use geralt repo masterpiece it lass woon rising volume of prune

a

Paramount Picture

WINGS

"WITH

CLARA BOW CHARLES (BUDDY) ROGERS RICHARD ARLEN GARY COOPER

NEXT CHANGE

THE LATEST CHINESE MOVIETONE TALKING DRAMA WITH WONDERFUL TECHNICOLOR SEQUENCES.

“ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE”

SHOWING SOON

THE GREATEST THRILL PICTURE OF ALL TIME.

LIKE IT BEFORE! NOTHING LIKE IT AGAIN!

NOTHING

A MIRACLE

OF PICTURE MAKING! A DRAMA YOU'LL NEVER FORGET!

OPALI

MAJESTIC

TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

He Risked Dishonor

She Risked the Scorn of her People for a Love that Swept Away Barriers of Hate.

CHARLES FARRELL MADGE EVANS

Heartbreak

A TROOP TRANSPORT.] - STILL MISSING

PORTUGUESE SHIP DEPARTS | NO INFORMATION FROM SALT

FROM MACAO

The PortuguONG

Macao, Aug. 14.

stepancr

AND TAYLOR

Rangoon, Aug. 15. Sagres No information is yet available alled out of the new port of Macao regarding the Maduyan planters, this morning with a full complement Salt and Taylor, who disappeared of passengers, carrying home to Africa the 62nd. Expeditionary Com pany of Mozambique native troops, with their officers and sergeants and their families,

while on a fight from Malaya to England. The Government ΣΗ making enquiries.

from

Sall and Tavlor started Kuala Lumpur on July 2 and dum- News of the vessel's progress aged the machine landing at

her lon voyage дегова the Indian

They resumed their will be followed Moulmein. Ocean

flight on August 4 but disappeared In Macao, for the vessel carries a full while flying over Burma-Reuter Portuguese crew, including a number | ---

with close interest by

many

of. Portuguese from Hongkong. Dr. ship's surgeon.--Our Own Corres Carlos Roza of Hongkong 2008 as posident.

Printed and Published for the Proprietora by FREDERICK PEROY THANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Stret, in the City of Victoria

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1932.

NEW OBSERVATORY CHINESE THEATRE NOW

OFFICIAL

OXFORD MAN TAKES

UP POST

There has recently arrived in

the Colony an addition to the stuff

A CINEMA

Reconstruction of Tai Ping for Films

“SPLICE, THE MAIN

BRACE"

DOUBLE ISSUE OF RUMİ FOR SAILORS

London, Aug. 15.

The Prince of Wales and Prince

of the Royal Observatory in the With the reconstruction of the pernon of Mr. G. S.. B. Heywood, Tai Ping Theatre at West Point, George this morning visited and B.A., B.Sc., who has been appoint-another theatre which may be de-inspected several ships of the ed Professional Assistant. He voted to the showing of talkie Mediterranean Fleet. fills the vacancy caused by

After going aboard the battle- the films, a cinema house with seating Aromotions of Mr. C. W. Jeffries accommodation for 2.100, is fast ship Revenge, flagship of Vicc-Ad-

approaching its completion.

miral Backhouse, Conimanding the and Mr. B. D. Evans.

Mr. Heywood, who was educated} The Tai Ping Theatre, facing First Battle Squadron, the Prince at Winchester and New College, Des Voeux Road West in Whitty of Wales visited in turn the des- Oxford, where he secured his Street, was one of the oldest troyer dotilla leader Coventry, the B.A. and B.Sc. degrees, has been theatrica astitutions in Hong-cruisers Landon and Colombo, flagship of the First employed for the past four years kong before its demolition some former by the War Office at Leafield in two years ago.

Cruiser Squadron, the submarine. investigation of the air t- The main entrance of the new flottila depot ship Cyclops anil mosphere the lower atmosphere building faces Des Voeux Honti submarine flotilla loaders Douglas,

West with several exits at the Codrington, and Keith, up to three hundred feet.

and sides.

II will Whilst at Oxford, he was cox back of the College Eight, and he has provide 980, seats in the stalls, also represented Oxford in ville 520 in the dress circle and 600 ahooling contests. He arrived in the gallery. Up-to-date talkie from the here aboard the P. and 0. liner machinery orderéd

Western Electric Co. has been Malwa last week.

installed.

YOUNG MARSHAL

RESIGNED

LEAVING PEKING VERY SOON

Peking. August 16. With the neceptance of his re- signation. Chang Hsuch-Liang has decided to leave Peking very soon, Marshal Change will hand over public adaira to the newly-ap-| pointes Military Committee usi speedily as possible, and will then? sittle his personal affairs and go abroad. Reuter,

and

Meanwhile, Prince George visit- ell the Beet supply ship Perthshire, the hospital ship Maine, the stoop destroyers of the Bryony and First Flotilla,

Afterwards, the Commander-in- Chief, Admiral Sir Erale Chatfield, One of the promoters said to signalled to all units that by the day that for years the Tai Ping Prince of Wales' orders. ships" Theatre was devoted to Chinese companies were "to make and musical performances

the mend" this afternoon and "splice Schange to filmas was solely due to the main brace" this the high rost or organising a which, in landamen's successful Chinese musical play because of the high salaries of the actors and the expensive settings The theatre may give musical! performances from time to time,

I.G.P. CHARGES

DRIVER

CITY HALL CORNER

INCIDENT

evening. Inngunge,

means a half holiday for the 30,000 officers and men in the Fleet. followed by a double issue of rum In-night. It is said that this was

first the

ocension since the Armistice that the order lo "Splice the main brace" has been given in the Mediterranean Fleet.

The Fleet loaves Corfi to- morrow and will undergo exercises on the way to Malta, where it is intended that the Princes' brief stay shall be informal and quiel.--- British Wireless,

A sunumons for negligent drivs Voeux Road, and it passed, the SALE OF CROWN LAND. İng, with the Hon. I, G. P. as the red light was changed to green. |complainant, Was preferred; and Mr. King's driver restarted

against a public car driver before the ear and proceeded.

At about this moment, the car Mr. Schofield at Central to-day.

YESTERDAY'S AUCTION AT THE P. W. D.

Mr. T. H. King told the Court, driven by defendant appeared in Only one plot of Crown land was that, on July 25, shortly after one view, having accelerated, evident- put up for auction at the P.W.D. p.rs, when on his way in his early with a view to getting behind office sesterday.

to the Hongkong Club, he entereil the tram before the light This lot comprised an area of about the junction of Murray Road unchanged. 4,845 square feet situated at MonDes Voeux Road Central, other-i Mr. King's driver had to pull kok. The upset price was $12,113.

Biddling was lack, and the lot was wise known as the City Hall up his car sharply do avoid a colli- sold for the same price. the pur-Corner, saw the signal against; sion. Phaser being Mr. Chow Sui-puk, of him, and stopper,

2. Hak Pa Street.

LAST TWO

DAYS

A1 2.30, 5.10,

7.15 89.30 p.m.

was

turning the Carger

A tram was Admitting the offence, the de-

from Des fendant was fined $30.

KINGS THEATRE

Today, Miss America-

Tomorrow, What?

What happens to the beauty con

test winnen who are famous for a

day--and are novoi heard of again? The answer is sensational!

She Wanted

a Millionaire

with

SPENCER

JOAN BENNETT TRACY

LAST TWO

DAYS

AT 2.80, 5, 16, 7,16 & 9,30 p.m.

Una Merkel James Kirkwood Dorothy Peterson Directed by JOHN BLYSTONE

FOX PICTURE

AMERICA

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BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE

TEL. 25313

-NEXT CHANGE— Thursday, 18th AUG,

EDGAR WALLAOK'S

GREAT RACING DRAMA

'The

Calender "

with

HERBERT MARSHALL

and

EDNA BEST

The screen's finest drama of the turf from the pen of Edgar Wallace, with Britain's famous stars.

ORIENTAL

IN

SPENCER TRACY

and WARREN HYMER

GOLDIE

with JEAN HARLOW

FLEMING ROAD, WANGHAI, TEL. 28473

NEXT OHANGE ~ Thursday, 18th AUG.

GARY COOPER OLAUDETTE COLBERT

in

QUEENS THEATRE

To-day & To-morrow at 2.80 5,10, 7.15 & 9.20

A PICTURE THAT MAKES HISTORY!

WaLLace

Beery

* Jackie

COOPER

A KINC

VIDOR

PRODUCTION

THE

CHAMP

Out of the magic studios of California has come a pic- ture

thrill- ing, so meving. that true im- mortality. awalts it!

Unțil you've seen these two in this film, you haven't seen the greatest of all the talkies! Jackie as the boy who fought his father's fight— Wallace Beery as the man who fought to justify the kid's faith in him!

VITAR

ALSO

A Metro-Goldwyn Mayencru

THE FIRST SERIES OF THE

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COMING

SHORTLY.

THE ALL-COLOUR FUN FEST!

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The LIFE of the PARTY

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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW at 2 30. 5.20. 7.20 & 9,20

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Epic of Africa

"TRADER HORN"

"HIS

AT THE

Directed by BENJAMIN STOLOFF | WOMAN"

A FOX PICTURE

A Paramount Picture

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WORLD

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Presents “MARIANNE' with MARION DAVIES