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CENTRAL THEATRE

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

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30.

A SURCING, FAST-MOVING DRAMA OF THE HIGH SEAS.

A MODERN PIRATE

the fecame the mensee of the

high en-only to be conquered

by a beautiful stowaway aboard his raiding érafet

ROLAND

WEST'S

CORSAIR

STARRING

CHESTER MORRIS

ALISON LOYD

UNITED ARTIST: PICTIGE

From WaltonGreent's Liberty Magazine Story.

ADDED ATTRACTION

"FOLLIES OF THE DAY"

3 Roots of New & Old Dances entirely in Technicolour with

an All-Star cast produced by Laura Co, of France.

SPECIAL PRICES

DRESS CIRCLE $1.00: BACK STALL 55 Cts.

(Including Tax).

- NEXT CHANGE

BY SPECIAL REQUEST

RE-SCREENING OF

A Great Screen Achievement Based on Sinclair Lewis's World Famous Novel.

Ronald Colman & Helen Hayes

in

ARROWSMITH'

SHOWING SOON

The RKO-Radios most wander Show! A juggernaut of Thrilla! . Come! Soo! Wonder! Back of the Scones with an Air Show the Making! Hollywood gave its Magic Soul to make This Picturo!

The LOST SQUADRON"

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

All Glory to the Dovil-May-Caro Wingmen whose Horoic Daring & Courage Helped to make this the "Picture within

■ Pictura!"

FOX TAI PING THEATRE

TICTURES/

QUEEN'S RD, WEST, TEL. 'NO. 27170

SHOWING TO-DAY.

GARY COOPER, SYLVIA SIDNEY

in

"CITY STREETS”

NEXT CHANGE

21st (FRI.) & 23rd (SAT.) OCT. JEANETTE MacDONALD

in

"OH, FOR A MAN"

A Fox Picture.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1932.

Printed and. Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY CRANKLIN, ME I., and B. Wyndham Stroot, in tho. City of Victoria Heng

DISARMAMENT DEMAND

BRITISH PUBLIC

OPINION

COURAGE URGED ON GOVERNMENT

BRITISH TARIFF

PARLEYS

NO DENUNCIATION INTENDED

London, Oct. 19. The tariff conversations in im mediate prospect with certain Governments represent foreign the counterpart of the agreements with the Dominions reached Ottawa, and, together, these mark a new departure in British trade policy which is attracting mach attention.

ARMS SPLIT AT GENEVA

POWERS RANGED IN OPPOSITION

ISSUE OF PRIVATE MANUFACTURE

Geneva, Oct. 19.

London, Oct. 19. The national memorial on the

A split has occurred between disarmament situation which has

the leading Powers who are been sent to the Prime Minister on

Invitations have already been deliberating on the question of behalf of over 300 signatories re- presentative of many spheres of Issued to the Argentine, Danish, the regulation of the manufac national life, assures him of wide-Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedishture of arms and ammunition

und the trade in arma. spread support by informed public Governments. opinion for armament reduction..

To-morrow, two influential de Britain and

Clone trading relations between

It was revealed to-day that the the Scandinavian putations on the same subject are countries have existed for special committee appointed to re- being met by the Premier.

turies. The Treaty with Denmark port on this question is divided deputation, by the Archbishop of dates from 1670 and is the oldest into two sharply opposing groups. The committee has been obliged to Canterbury and including leaders favoured national Treaty in

adjourn the discussions sine dio as of the Nonconformist churches

a result of the cleavage. will be received by Mr. MacDonald

the at

One

istence.

cen-

the

existing

as

and Sir John Simon in the Denunciation of Locarno room

Foreign trentes is not contemplated, Ofee, Later, a second doputa modifications within their frame- tion of well-known people re-work will suffice.-British Wirclena. presentative of the non-party fe

of the nation will also put their!

views before the Premier.

The desire of the deputations is' to demonstrate that the Govern- of ment will have the full force public opinion behind them In

to all measures designed come the presont international deadlock and to achieve a drastic measure of disarmament,

THE ALTERNATIVE,

over-

STEADIER TONE

OF RUBBER

DUE TO FALL OF STERLING

London, Oct. 20. Tha chief factor contributing to: The Times, commenting on this the steadier tone on the rubber! subject to-day, urges that the in-market is the fall in sterling in terval before the resumption of term of United States dollars. the disarmament discussions states Mesars, Symington, Wilson should be used by the Great and Co, in their weekly report. Powers to

in their make clear

The report adds that the steady minds us to how the desired end is accumulation of rubber u Amer to be nehieved. Germany's claim ien continues. Of 208,000 tons in to equality of status, it saya, is, to stock and afloat at the end of

intenta, conceded alrendy,

September, 309,000 tone were held "Of the two conservativo alter-by manufacturers who have ne natives before them-their own cumulated it for their own Con progressiva disarmament

sumption. In the ineantime, reasonable limit and the progres- sive rearming of Germany to a United Kingdom stocks are still

dwindling-Reuts. renewed competition of with her neighbours--they have most definitely pledged them-

point

to #*

selves to the former. Their choice war not only by the moral obliga- is dictated not only by the pra- tions of the Peace Treaty, but by found revulsion of the world plain common sense and economie from any prospect of another necessity"-British Wireless.

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10,

France, Spain, Denmark and Poland strongly advocat- ed the suppression of the private manufacture of arms. Britain. Italy. Japan and the United States upheld the rights of the private manu- facturer,

The sub-committee agreed upon a questionnaire to be submitted to the interested governments though the Japanese representative said frankly that his government was not likely to reply.--Reuter.

NAVAL ATTACHE

TO EAST

CAPT. J. G. P. VIVIAN APPOINTED

London, Oct. 19.

1.3. the King has approved of the appointment of Captain J.G.P. Vivian to be Naval Attache to His Majesty's Missions in Japan and China, with headquarters at Tokyo, from January 6th, 1933.

Captain Vivian was appointed in 1930 to the command of H.M.S. Dauntless on the America and West Indies Station.--Reuter.

KING'S THEATRE

7.15 8 9.30 p.m

Tallulah, the

TALLULAH BANKHEAD!

Magnificent!

Bringing you the fiery dramatics that startled London

An

play that fin her talen Jike Bantes de bou- Heel Dialog with cotton fervor

TALLULAH BANKHEAD

FREDRIC MARCH

FPS

Goramount Chaure

My Sin

LAST TWO DAYS

AT 2.30, 6.16,

7,16 & 9. 30 p.m.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313

NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 23rd OCT.

A

PARAMOUNT BRITISH

PICTURE

Directed by Harry Lachmen

GERTRUDEL LAWRENCE

"AREN'T

WE

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

JACK OAKIE

in

"JUNE MOON"

with FRANCES DEF WYNNE GIBSON

A Paramount Picture

ALL?"

FLEMING

ROAD, WANGHAY,

TEL. 28478

NEXT CHANGE The Latest Chinese Movietone Singing & Talking Super Drama YANG NOI MUI 8 SUN KING LAM int

"THE LAST LOVE"

with An All-Star Cast Produced by THE UNIQUE COMPANY Shanghai.

QUEENS THEATRE

To-day to Saturday at 2,30 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 *THE LEBANON FAMILY GOES ON FOR EVER-BUT-

THE

FRIGHTENED LADY

THE GREATEST MYSTERY

DIRECTED BY T.HAYES HUNTER

DRAMA EVER WRITTEN EDGAR WALLACE

BY

•

NORMAN M'KINNEL CATHLEEN NESBITT EMLYN WILLIAMS · GORDON HARKER AND BELLE CHRYSTALL

FROM

SUNDAY

JOHN BARRYMORE BARRYMORE

LIONEL

Not in fifteen years have the Barrymores appeared together! Now for the first time you see them in one picture!

Both have reached the peak of screen triumph!.

Judge now who is the greater!

AT THE

STAR

1

MORE

with KAREN MORLIY

JOHN MILJAN,

Directed by JACK CONWAY

Arsene Lupin

• Metro Gabiyn Mayer netto

To-day to Saturday

at 2.30. 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20

SPECIAL BRITISH ATTRACTIONS! -THRILLER-

'MIDNIGHT

with

JOHN STUART

EVE ORAY

· COMEDY

“IMMEDIATE

POSSESSION"

with

71

HERBERT MUNDIN DOROTHY BARTLAM

INITIAL SOREENING IN HONG KONG

MALAYA'S NEW TARIFFS EFFECT OF OTTAWA PACTS

closed to American motor vehicles,

a registration fee of 20 per cent. of the valus being imposed in respect of foreign card.

The American canning industry. will also be very hard hit by a 20 par cent, duty on foreign products of this class.

Startling changes in the F.M.S. import tariff are announced under Action has also been taken by the the agreements contracted at the Straits Settlements Government, Ottawa Conference on behalf of which has imposed a registration the British Colonies and Pro-fee of 20 per cent, on foreign motor, toctorates. These include new cars, to be collected on first res duties as well as greatly increased gistration, and has revised the proferences for British Empire liquor duties as follows:-Brandy. products.

per gallon, $10.50 ordinary duty and Provided the F.M.S. housewife 38 Preferenco duty; sparkling. continues to follow the "Buy winos, per gallon, $6 and $5 re- British" polley there will bo spoctively; still wines, per gallon, practically no change in the cost of 84.50 and $3.90 respectively; still ilving except for a small duty on wines, not exceeding 26 per cent. milk and tinned goods, but the proof spirit, $1.50 and 90 F.MS. market will be practically respectively.

cente