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CENTRAL THEATRE

25720

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.15,.7.15 & 9.30.

EDGAR ALLAN POE'S WORLD FAMOUS Classic of horrÖR BECOMES THE SCREEN'S GREATEST SUPER SPECIAL SHOCKER.

fostering

BELA SIDNEY

RAGOSS

FOX

Directed by Robert Placey. FAX

Card isomnia.

"From 'apes we came,” cried this manlical man of science, "ut wa deny our anceston?” A ruthless zealot seeking 'a bilde for the poslila oft . a people aroused .........a city stunned ... Never in all your theatre-going have you! seen anything like EDGAR, ALLAN POE'S greatest

story daringly brought to the screen, **

MURDERS

IN THE RUE MORGUE

AWUNIVERSALISTHRILLERUZAD

Prices for this Programme

DRESS CIRCLE $1.00.

NOTE!

# you shivered

**

"Frankenstein"

you'll SHUDDER

of this Denby?,

ok boy-how

you'll have it!

BACK STALL 50 Cts.

(INCLUDING TAX) NEXT CHANGE

BY SPECIAL REQUEST-RE-SCREENING OF GLORIA SWANSON in "TO-NIGHT OR NEVER."

SHOWING SOON

THE LATEST 1932 UNITED ARTISTS SPECIAL FEATURE.

CHESTER MORRIS

IN

"CORSAIR"

·RECLAMATION GROUNDS. WANCHAI

GARDEN,

OPEN-AIR

THEATRE

CINEMA TALKING PICTURES -

2 PERFORMANCES NIGHTLY 7.30 & 9.30.

"A

PICTURE

YOU WILL

LOVE

TO SEE

AGAIN,

POSITIVELY

THE

BEST SCREEN

PRODUCTION

EVER MADE

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

RIVER'S ATTACK CRICKET,

AT HARBIN

BRIDGE COLLAPSE FEARED CERTAIN

Harbin, Aug. 23. The collapse of the great rail- way bridge over the Sungari River at Harbin is now regarded as almost inevitable.

The tremendous volume of water carried down by the Sungari in the past month appears to have caused the river to change its course slightly.

The full weight of the water in now striking the left bank of the river at Harbin and the left side of the railway bridge.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23. 1932.

LARWOOD IN FORM

WORCESTER LOSE BY AN INNINGS

GLOSTER AGAIN IN THE DOLDRUMS

London, Aug. 22. Gloucester, who seemed

to

S.C.A.A. BAR BOY

SENTENCED

EMBEZZLED

$360

OVER

Loung Shum-chuen, the hend bar-boy of the South China A. Á. pavilion at King's Park, wax brought before Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on a charge of embezzling $368.- 76, money which belonged to the S. C. A. A.

Prosecuting. Detective Sergeant Meadows Bald defendant was in

charge of all the necounts in con- have broken the spell upon them nexion with the pavilion at King's Park. He looked after all the bar this season, have again relapsed accounts, and the tennis accounts. and to-day they were compelled About

to admit defeat by Essex by an was made of the accounts, and cer- month ago, check-up

innings and 119 runs.

tain monies were found to be misu- It is fully expected that the Gloucester's batting faileding. Taxed by the Committee of river's attack on the bridge will miserably. In their first innings the Association, defendant admitt undermine its foundations and they compiled 149, K. Farnes taked having converted the money to cause its collapse.

ing 5 wickets for 16 runs, and in his own use.

The flood waters are steady their second they were dismissed again and there is no sign of a for 100. Essex scored 377,

In passing sentence of three the month hard labour, his Worship fall.-Reuter..

principal contributor being Char-Janid he wished to say that the les Brny, who retired undefeated South Chinn A. A. should not have with 111 to his credit.

delayed the mutter for over Nollu also won with an innings month before bringing a charge of embezzlemont against the defend- to spare, Worcester shaping poorant. They should have done so at

YEN NOW SAME AS H.K. DOLLAR

EXCHANGE MARKET

FEATURES

onee,

Another thing his Worship wish- ined to say was that the Association which should not have allowed the de- fendant to receive large sums of

Larwood bowled magnificently to take 6 wickets for 47 runs The Hongkong dollar remains | Worcester's first innings, unchanged at 1s. 3.7/8d. this closed at 122. morning, with practically no move- The Worcester Bowling was money for a period of over six ment whatever in the market. A collared and A. W. Carr was able months without any supervision. feature of the exchanges is the con- to apply the closure with 391 runs tinued fall of the yen, which is on the board for the loss of three MOTOR LICENCES quoted at the same figure na the wickets. Walker contributed 115

NOT RENEWED Hongkong dollar. The decline is not out.

attributable to the adverse trade Batting a second time, Worcea- balance caused by the boycott, as ter again failed, the last wicket SEVERAL well as to speculation.

falling at 139, giving Notts vie-

In London, silver is unchanged tory by an innings and 130 runs. spot, but up 1/16th forward. China-Reuter. was a small buyer, and small busi-

ness

feature.

EUROPEANS

FINED

Failure to renew their motor licences resulted in a number of

was reported, the market be-ly report on the civil disobedience European residents being summon- ing quietly steady. After the movement in India, which shows jed before Mr. Scholleld at the Cen-

the United Provinces, tral Police Court to-day. official fixing, there was no special that in

trains are being stopped by Con- Mr. 0. E. C. Marton, the solici New York reports silver steady ress volunteers and telegraph tor, was fined $10 for driving an at a decline of 1/8th. The cross-wires are being cut. rate has dropped to 3.46.

unlicensed car.

The release of many of the local" Other offenders similarly sum- political leaders on the termina-moned were Dr. E. C. Hamphreys, tion of their sentences is causing Mr. H. C. Watson, and Mr. S. A.

DISTURBING INDIA renewed activity in some places. Sleap, who were also ench fined $10.

OUTLOOK

TRAINS STOPPED IN UNITED PROVINCES

In Bombay City. Congress hire- Mr. Sleap also admitted not hav- ings have been making demon-ing renewed his driving licence, and strations.

was fined $10.

renew

1 Elsewhere in the Bombay Pre- Mr. L. A. Falkner and Mr. B. L. sidency, the districts are quiet and Prophet were each fined $10 for various other provincial govern- failure to

their driving ments in India deseribe the civil licences, disobedience movement as un- Mr. Leo Weall was fined $5 for A disturbing state of affairs is eventful, negligible, virtually dead not having a licence disc mounted revealed in the India. Oflice's week-lor tranquil.—British Wireless.

Jon his car.

LAST TWO

DAYS

London. Aug. 22.

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 89.30 p.m.

KINGS THEATRE

THE

SIPY/

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313

-NEXT CHANGE

Thursday, 25th AUG.

She tries to

mislead a Ho-

Man into Love -and gets her-

self Kidnapedi It's mirthful--

and thr-r-rilly!

"THE

MISLEADING

LADY

CLAUDETTE

COLBERF LOWE

EDMUND

STUART

ERWIN

A Paramount Picture

QUEENS THEATRE

Final Showings To-day at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20

A

ROMANCE, THRILLS, DISASTER

A

RIDE THE RADIO WAVES IN

THIS ASTOUNDING DRAMAT

ARE YOU Listening?

ch

Metro. Gordwyn-

Mayer

PICTURE

with

William HAINES

MADGE EVANS ANITA PAGE KAREN MORLLY NEIL HAMILTON WALLACE FORD JEAN HERSHOLT

JOAN MARSH

Directed by HARRY BEAUMONT

CHARLIE CHASE COMEDY THE SECOND HERIES OF M.G.M. FLIT Voice Cuessing Contest

TO-MORROW

TELL ENGLAND

THE IMMORTAL EPIC

GALLIPOLI- Directed by ANTHONY ASQUITH

GEOFFRY BARK

BRITAIN'S GREATEST

AT THE

STAR

Maver

24 19+pl

with

CARL HARBORD TONY BRUCE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW at 2 30. 5,20. 7.20 & 9.20

SIDEWALKS OFNEW YORK

with BUSTER KEATION → ANITA PAGE

Paramount's Mastor Musical-Romance.

Sweethearts pitted ogainst lovers, wives against husbands, sons against mothers, in a frantic struggle to escape the clutch and claw of the Tchoka,“ Russia's sinister spy systems.

KAY JOHNSON NEIL HAMILTON DICTURE JOHN HALLIDAY

FOX

World's Scroon Master-Pioco.

MAURICE CHEVELIER

JEANETTE MacDONALD, LUPINO LANE, LILLIAN ROTH

in

"THE LOVE PARADE"

NO ADVANCE IN PRICES. OVER 2,000 SEATS,

Circle 50 Cts.

Stolla 35 Ctr.

Box Scats $1.00. WE PAY TAX.

The Whole World Knows MENTHOLATUM instantly clears the head and stops a cold

LAST TWO DAYS

AT 2.80, 5, 15, 7.15 & 9, 30 p.m.

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

'DUDE RANCH

with

JACK OAKIE STUART ERWIN JUNE COLLYER '· MITZI GREEN

A Paramount Picture.

64

FLEMING ROAD,

WANGHAI, TEL. 28478

· NEXT CHANGE Thursday, 25th AUG.

WILLIAM POWELL

IN

SHADOW

OF THE LAW"

A Paramount Picture

MAJESTIC

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

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

The Sap From Syracuse

A Paramorent Picture with JACK OAKIE

The Craze of a Nation!

Bringing you a Lot of Grinside Dope on the

Laugh Market.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PRECY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hong- kong.