12
CENTRAL THEATRE
95720
A
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We are glad to announce that we will commence showing the Best Super and Special Radio, Universal and British Dominion picturos of 1932-33 from the beginning of next month.
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30.
The nowost and greatost Chinose Super Special Talking Picture with marvellous tochnicolour sequences.
BUTTERFLY WU
in
"LIFE'S COMEDY”
EPISODE I.
With an All-Star cost. Produced by the Shanghai Star Co.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1932.
[THE COST OF TATE TO GO TO
PEACE MACHINERY
EFFORT TO REDUCE LEAGUE BUDGET
(Our Own Correspondent).
London, Oct. 11. According to a message from Geneva, the abolition of the Lengue of Nation's branch offices in London, Paris, Berlin and Rome was urged to-day at a meeting of the Fourth Com- mittee, which deals with the League's budget.
AUSTRALIA
NOW CONSIDERED
QUITE FIT
London, Oct. fi. Maurice Tate, Sussex and Eng- land fast-medium bowler, has now been declared re- covered from hi recent breakdown The Committee o the M. C. C, have approved Tate" request to be per mitted to join th M. C. C. nider Australia, and he will be leaving by the first available. boat.
The suggestion was put for It will be re- ward by the Norwegian, Now called that Tate
BRITAIN'S STOCK HIGH
TREASURY BOND ISSUE SEQUEL
London, Oct. 11.. Success had been expected for the fasue of £150,000,000 worth of two per cent. Treasury bonds 1985/88, but the closing of the lists almost. Immediately after they been opened this morning, had a stimulating effect on Bri- tish gilt-edged securities general- ly.
There were sharp rises among these, although the fluctuationa caused by the natural sequel of profit-taking occurred during A
Zealand and British representa- broke down on the eve of the busy day.
tives, in the interests of economy. departure of the M.C.C. team. At the close, the gains in Bri- The Committee, however, decld- He made a partial recovery and tish funds were general, ranging ed to refer the subject to the was to have joined his colleagues from 3/8 to 1% with War Loan Supervisory Committee, and to at Toulon wheh a further break-Assorted finishing well, under submit a report on the matter to down occurred and it was thought its boat, at 101%. next year's Assembly meeting. that he would be unable to go, Although the cash applications The League's budget for 1933 His presence with the side is for the Treasury's new bonde shows that the revised estimate | rendered the more necessary in reached a very big figuro despite for new buildings is 26,677,150 | consequence of the inability of the fact that the 2 per cent. rate gold franes, na ngainst 23,633,150 R.W.V. Robina to make the trip. is the loweat offered on British announcing the verdict of the really represents conversion opera- franes, an estimated by the 10th
Government security within the The Secretary of the M.C.C.. memory of the City, the issue has, of course, been already conspecialist, said that Tate will tion with a preference given to tributed by League members.
leave Englund on Thursday join the holders of £140,000,000 4% ing the English team at Mel-per cent. Treasury Bonds due for bourne-Reuter and British Wire- repayment on December 1st, n bonus of ten shillings per £100 being given to the holders of such stock who convert.
Adapted from the most famous novel altogether in Six Thrilling Assembly. The bulk of this sum
Episodes.
NEXT CHANGE
The most amazing and thrilling Inside story of a police battle against lawlessness,
RADIO PATROL
With ROBERT ARMSTRONG, LILA LEE, JUNE CLYDE. Behind the scnes in the lives of policemen who live a lifetime twist dark and dawn. More thrills, more excitement, more drama than you believed could be packed into any ano picture.
TAIPING THEATRE.
Accessible by both bus (Queen's Rd. W.) & Trams
(Des Voeux Rd. W.)
SHOWING TO-DAY.
AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.30, 9.30 P.M.
WILL
ROGERS
in
AMBASSADOR BILL
with GRETA NISSEN MARGUERITE CHURCHILL
NEXT CHANGE
FRI. & SAT., 14th & 15th OCT.
MAURICE CHEVALIER
in
“THE BIG POND"
A Paramount Picturo.
ADVANCE BOOKING AT MEE CHEUNG STUDIO, 15, Ice House Street from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students and Service Men in Uniform Half Price for Dress Circle.
BUSES STOP AT THE FRONT OF THE THEATRE.
MAJESTIC
Sho
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 &
9.20 P.M.
RICHARD ARLEN
in
'CAUGHT"
with
could
Hek her
weight in
wildcat-and aho feared no man!
LOUISE DRESSLER
PRANOES DEE
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hong-
LIFE POST FOR EINSTEIN
TO HEAD SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS
(Our Own Correspondent).
London, Oct. 11.
ices.
COTTON STRIKE
THREAT
GOVERNMENT AGAIN INTERVENES
A message from New York statca that Professor Albert
London, Oct. 11. Einstein, the noted aefentist, has The Minister of Labour has in- accepted a life appointment as the tervened in the dispute in the Head of the School of Mathematics spinning section of the Lancashire at the Institute of Advanced Study, cotton industry. which is to open in the autumn at Princeton.
The famous scientist, who will lecture on mathematics, theoretical physics and the like, will visit Ger- many every year.
The Minister has naked the parties to meet at Manchester on Thursday, October 13, under the presidency of a representative of the Ministry.
It is calculated that, so far as the 4% per cent. Treasury Bonds are concerned, about £3,750,000 will be saved on the service of the National Dobt. The recent Conversion of 5 per cent. War Loan effected a saving of over £30,000,~|| |000.—British Wireless.
LORD PLYMOUTH'S NEW POST
ON COLONIAL ADVISORY ·
COUNCIL
London. Oct. 11. The Secretary of State for the Colonies has appointed the Earl The employers are demanding of Plymouth, Parliamentary wage ent of 154 per cent. The Under-Secretary for the Colonies, The quarantine restrictions imposed operatives are prepared to concede to succeed Sir Robert Hamilton by Hongkong against arrivals from a cut of 7 per cent. The notice as Chairman of the Colonial Advi- Shanghai on account of cholera have given by the employers expires on sory Council on Agriculture and
| Animal Health.---British Wireless.
been reinved.
TO-DAY
GALY
11 2.30, 3.10,
7 15 9.30 p.m.
Monday-entry.
KINGS THEATRE
A DOUBLÉ ATTRACTION !
ON THE SCREEN-
The fights... bates... loves...of the old weat flame again....... in Zana Grey's greatest drama
ZANE CREY'S
RAINBOW
TRAIL
with
(GEORGE O'BRIEN
Cecilla Parker
Minna Combell
Roscoe Ates
James Kirkwood
(A FOX PICTURE,
SHOWING
TO-DAY
AT 2.80, 5,15,
7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE
TEL. 25313
-ON THE STAGE-- TO-MORROW
THE JOY FUN TOY COMPANY A SPANISH TALKING FILM.
Presented by
PAUN YU JEN
China's Foremost Magician and
His Company of
12 Chinese Acrobats and Jugglers
The Greatest Presentation of "PAID to LOVE”
Ita Kind Evor Offered.
with
The Company will Appoar with Jose the Usual Picture Programme MOJICA MONTENEGRO
Conchita at 5.10, 7.15 and 9,30 p.m. only.
Prices nažusual
A FOX PRODUCTION
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
You women who know how to forgive will know that when her lips told him to go her hert would call him back.
CHARLES FARRELL MADGE EVANS
Heartbreak
FLEMING
ROAD, WANGHAI,
TEL. 28473
NEXT CHANGE Friday, 14th OCTOBER
EDMUND LOWE
in
"DON'T BET ON WOMAN"
with
JEANETTE MacDONALD UNA MERKEL·
A FOX PICTURE
QUEENS THEATRE
Final Showings To-day at 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20
Expoot the groateat thrill of your picture- going days when you B00 Booty
and Gablo in
a. draina of
love, laughs, action, tragedy.
IT'S BIG!
WALLACE
BEERY
better than in **The Ohamp"
CLARK
GABLE
at the Height of his screen popularuty
No Thrill EVER to Equal It!
Å Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, Picture
HELL DIVERS
with CONRAD NAGEL-DOROUHY
JORDAN-MARJORIE RAMBEAU
TO-MORROW
Stanley UPIN
BRITISH INTERNATIONA
CHARGED!
COMEDY TRAVELUNG ATA
THOUSAND SMILES,
AN HOUR!!!
PICTURES LTD. PREGENT
LOVE
RACE
PATHE
JACK
HOBBS
DOROTHY
BOYD BARTLAM
DOROTHY
STUDENTS NOVEL CUSTOMS MEN AND
TOUR
STUDYING WORLD PHILOSOPHY
SMUGGLERS
“BATTLE” NEAR THE BORDER
Two young American students of Bief information of a battle world psychology and philosophy between Customs soldiers and a yesterday passed through Hong-hand of smugglars at Shataukok, kong in the course of a tour which in Chinese territory last night, has had many Interesting features. has been received in the Colony by They aro Messrs. Caston Edmonds, the admission to hospital early this of New York, and William Land, a morning of one of the official Gorman American. A little over party who was wounded in the two years ago, the couple met by stomach. chance near Rome, chummed up and
entered a university there, for the The incident occurred near Lin purpose of studying languages and Tong, It about 7 o'clock last night philosophy. After some eighteen when a party of soldiers came months in the university, in which across a group of smugglers. The they mastored a number of Euro-Customs officinis opened fire and pean languages, they toured all skirmish took place between the parts of Europe, putting their two parties. studies to a practical test. -
One of the soldiers received a They then decided to make a feerious wound in the stomach, similar study of Eastern countries the bullet entering the side and And races, and have already visited passing out through the buttock. Egypt, the Soudan, South Africa, e was brought into Hongkong by India, Burma, Bali, the Celebes and his comrades and admitted to the British. North Borneo.
Kwong Wah Hospital for treat ment.
In order to achieve their purpose, they have, as far as possible, lived amongst the natives of the built their own house, and had their countries they have visited, eating own fahing boat.
their food, dressing in their cos-
tumes and, when baulked from free They left yesterday by the 8.8. conversation by language diffi- Felix Roussel for Shanghai, and culties, resorting to signs ag aafter visiting Peking and Japan means of making themselves under they are to make their way, back stood. In Southern Ball, they even to America.
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