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CENTRAL THEATRE

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We are glad to announce that we will commenco showing the Best Super and Special Radio, Universal and British Dominion Pictures in 1932 to 33 in the near futuro.

SHOWING TO-DAY:

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30.

The Newest & Greatest Chinoso Super Special Talking Picture with

marvellous technicolour sequences.

BUTTERFLY WU

In

“LIFE'S COMEDY”

EPISODE 2.

NEXT CHANGE

BY SPECIAL REQUEST

RE-SCREENING OF A Surging, Fast-Moving Comody-Drama of the High Soas.

CHESTER MORRIS in "CORSAIR”

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1932.

THE

HONGKONG

LINER SAILORS TO BE PROSECUTED

FAR TOO MANY TEACHERS

SEQUEL TO ALLEGED MUTINY 10 PER CENT. "CUT”

IN CHANNEL

WINDOW-DRESSING

SIR CHARLES HIGHAM'S HINTS TO SHOPKEEPENS.

IN STUDENTS

Sir Charles Higham, speaking at Rotterdam, Sop!. 6.

the National Display Convention Two hundred members of the. crow of the Holland-Amerika lin-in England. as elementary school plain the merits of your goods to Fower students are to be trained at Guildford, said: "Just as the Press is the cheapest way to ex- er Rotterdam (24.000 tons), which teachers in future. The principal the mililons so is the shop window arrived here this morning, will be reasons given are the excess in the most effective place to let the prosecuted for alleged disobe numbers of teachers and the de-public see the goods themselves." dience of orders.

cline in the school population. When the liner came into bar

The Board of Education has forward in our

"We are taking great strides bour here at 5 a.m. four police notified the training colleges that Small shopkeepers are learning window-dressing. officers went on board and arrest the total number of students to be that they pay half their rent for ed nine foreign members of the admitted in the academic year just their windows. They are copying crew. This was done, It was of beginning in 6,850, Instead of about the beautifully-arranged window ficially stated, "to prevent their 7,400, which was the yearly

свсаре."

The Dutch members of average between 1926 and 1923 displays of the big stores." the crow were, however, allowed to In addition to this reduction col-forward by Sir Charles:

Hera are some of the points put return to their, homes, with the leges must eut their entrants next exception of one Dutch fireman, year by 10 per cent on this year's well-dressed woman-it attracts A well-dressed window is like a who was arrested on n charge of total, so that in September, 1933, attention. seditious behaviour And of new students will threatening violence,

number only Great

resentment

A well-lit window is like a bright face-It is welcomed.

door-

6,200, prevailed The reason for the total doerenso among the crew as the liner was on the 1926-28 Agures of 16 per woman looks good in three-hots Dress your windows simply-no entering the English Channel cont. is stated in the circular of one on top of the other. owing to the attitude of the cap. the Board recently sent to the tain, who, the crew allege, with training colleges, to be the expes-people like to see the bright Don't be afraid of electric light held telegrams from the Sailora' a've number of teachers being lights. Adapted from the most famous novel to be divided in 6 thrilling allege that the captain had "de- 1931-32-33; the fact that even be-woman-it la refreshing.

Union. Members of the crew also turned out in the school years A clent shop is like a clean episodes. With an All-Star Cast produced by Star Co.-

ceived them" by declaring that the fore then the numbers allowed for vessel was proceeding to Rotter-an increasing demand for teach other crowd-you don't see any A crowded window is like any dam, whereas a, course had beenjers; and above all, the fact that thing in particular. Be: for Southampton.

It is alloyed that the crew, as aronulation

in 1934 the depline in the school Put a mirror in your window-- Will begin, and by women often see other things when. protest, refused to obey orders, 1936 rosult in a reduction in school they are looking at themselves. whereupon the captain wirelessed attendance of 350,000. for military assistance. A boat

Don't stand in your own In order, therefore, to assure way people may think you don't with att escort of Marines was employment in the teaching pre- want them to come in, then despatched to meet the liner. fession, in the face of a declining When the Rotterdam entered the a-honl population, the present harbour the Marines handed over drastic reductions have control of the vessel to the har-thought advisable. Some training revert to its former numbers, and been of the fall in school population, to bour polier.

colleges will be severely hit, and other colleges to make a 2 per the Board is allowing the reduc- cent. cut. Now, on further con- tion to vary in individual cases sideration we think this further ro long as the over-all reduction reduction of 10 per cent. will be

10 per cent. on this year's total. necessary. "The reason for the excessive "Although economy was not the number of teachers being turned prime consideration, it is directly out at present," an offeinl of the concerned. Had Labour ideals of Board told a Morning Post repre- fewer children to a teacher been sentative is the proposal of the carried out, the present reduction Jate Labour Government to raise of students entering training col the school-leaving age.

leges would perhaps not have been needed, but as our present instrue- tion are to maintain the ordinary ratio, the reduction is an obvious

A 1932 United Artists Special Production. SHOWING SOON

A juggernaut of Thrills! RKO-Radio's great wonder show! Comel Seal Wonder! Back of the scenes with an Air Show in the Making! Hollywood gave its Magic Soul to make this **Picturo!

强

The LOST SQUADRON'

With RICHARD DIX, MARY ASTOR, ERIC VON STROHEIM, DOROTHY JORDAN, JOEL MCCREA.

Not an air show, but an air show in the making! most acex! Var devils! Air mail wing men! Endurance wizards! Monarcha of the skies! All this whirling hippodromo of action in the air!

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The DOOMED BATTALION

With TALA DIRELL, LUIS TRENKER, VICTOR VARCONI. THE LATEST UNIVERSAL SUPER SPECIAL FEATURE.

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TO DEFY THE MINISTRY

COMMITTEE'S MEANS TEST DECISION By a narrow majority, Durham 'mittee has decided not to adminis

County Public Assistance Com- ter the Order in Council in rein- tion to the means test.

"Obvious Necessity," "Ted been passed, it would have made an increase in the num¡necessity.. The Ministry of Labour, In-ber of teachers

necessary, and "It will also mean a reduction' formed the committee that, unless many colleges were asked to take of 10 per cent. for us in such they conformed with the order. more entrants to cope with this grants as we give to training col- they would be. superseded by proeneris,

leges of local authorities, and officials from the Ministry.

"Last December, however, when something off the rates for them.

A deputation interviewed Min'at boenme clear that the proposal Rut for Church colleges it will be; try officials in London, and the would not become law, every cub a blow, as overhead costs will stay meeting of the committee received on which had increased its num- the same in spite of a 10 per cent. the report of the deputation. ber of entrants, was asked, in view reduction in entrants,"

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THE

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THE GREATEST MYSTERY

DIRECTED BY T.HAVES HUNTER

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A Forecast of London as It May Be in the Year 1950,

“High Treason"

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JAMESON THOMAS BENITA HUME