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CENTRAL

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At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

CAN YOU IMAGINE!

The Cohens and the Kellys-all

of 'em-footloose among the painted beauties and sleazy sheiks of movieland!...Oi, Oil Begorra! You'll be surprised...and pleased and mightily amused at the funni est Cohens and Kellys picture ever- made-and that's saying a lot.

GEORGE

SIDNEY

CHARLIE

MURRAY.

June Clyde, Norman ester and many others. Directed by John Francis Dillon. Produced by・・

Carl Liemmle,Jr. Su- pervised by Stanley Bergerman. Present- ed by Carl Laemmle. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.

THE COHENS AND KELLYS IN HOLLYWOOD

Theme Song "Girl of My Dreams" distributed free.

---STARTING SUNDAY---

ANOTHER BRITISH TRIUMPH:

Together Again! RALPH LYNN

AND

TOM WALLS

IN

A NIGHT LIKE THIS

Irresistible humour in a ben Travers Mirthquake.

IT'S A BRITISHI & DOMINIONS PICTURE.

-COMING SOON--- ALL IN TECHNICOLOR !

EDNA MAY

OLIVER

BELOVED STAR of CIMARRON

HELEN CHANDLER "JOHN DARROW

FANNY FOLEY HERSELF

AN RKO RADIO PICTURE.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1932.

THE CHURCH'S COURTS

The Messure, moreover, has been consured on the two occasions on which, during tho last twelve months, a case under its terins has come up for appeal.

MANY MOTIONS FOR|view that discussion en theso

REFORM

TO PAY OR NOT?

ENGLAND AND FRANCE DECIDE TO-DAY

Paris, Dec. 7. It seeme that neither Mr. Mac- Donald nor M. Hlorriot, who ar- rived this morning from Geneva have yet finally decided whothor

Informed opinion tends to the

motiona will be adjourned, and that, the Legal Committee will be asked to consider the position which has arisen as the result of PUBLICITY PROBLEM ill-advises legislation in the past or not to pay the United States on The Legal Committed probably December 15. A decision will A first move in the direction of will report on the position in law, doubtless be taken to-morrow, altering the unsatisfactory state stating what statutes could be following Mr. Noville Chamber- of affairs in regard to the Ecclo-altered to any advantage, and Jain's arrival. siastical Courts is foreshadowed ultimately it is likely that a com in motions to be put before the mitteo will be appointed to draft Church Assembly.

measure of reform,

There are five motions for dis- cussion, three under the heading "Clorgy Discipline Act," the others hended "Ecclesiasticn}

pected.

Consistory Cases.

Tonight it was creditably ported that if, as is expected, Bri- tain decides to pay M. Herriot will take up the same attitude. Other motions, standing in the This will probably spoli the down- as the names of Mr. H. J. Torr (Lin- fall of the Government, coln), the Rev. W, R. Johnson Chamber of Deputies will not Courts." Keen discussion is ex-(Truro) and the Rev. H. Gathorne agree to payment, but M. Herriot Canon S. E. B. Serie (Boches-Crabtree (St. Albans), are held is likely to be re-entrusted with over from the Summer Session, power. The two Premiera did not ter) will move: "That the Stand They deal with the publicity given meet to-day; to-morrow will be the ing Committee be requested to to Church Court cases.

critical day. introduce at the next Spring Sea

An Important resolution is to sion of the Assembly a. Measure for the Reform of the Courts be moved by the Bishop of Lon Chamber bogins on Friday or don. The terms of this are not Saturday. The Chambar is against Christian and that of final appeal tabled, but I understand that they payment but M. Herriot is re- in Ecclesiastical causes on the will express the sympathy of the ported to be in favour of payment. lincs suggested by the Report of Church with those who are suf- If M. Herrlot falls he will pro- the Ecclesiastical Courts Comfering from the effects of the in-bably be asked to reform the Gov- mission, of April, 1926."

dustrial depression, and may also ernment with a mandato to reduce make suggestions as to what could ¦ payment.—Renter.

slon."

Courts Commission.

be done by the Church in the mat- ter..

and

The crucial debts debate in the

AB-

The Archdeacon of Bodmin will move: "That a committee be ap pointed to draw up a Measure for the reform of the Ecclesiastical

In a similar connexion motion in the name of the Archbi- Courts on the lines of the pro-tion has been tabled by the Rev. shop of York: "That this posals contained in the Report of C. E. Douglas, "That a Commissumbly views with grave anxiety the Ecclesiastical Courts Commission be appointed to examine the the great evils caused by betting problem of the Destitute Poor,

earnestly gambling, and with a view to co-ordinating re-hapes that the Royal Commission lief under the Poor Law with the Assembly on Church Courts pre-other voluntary agencies, and to betting, and the exploitation of The Commission of the Church efforts made by the Church and sitting may devise effective means of checking incitements to

sonted its report "C.A. 200 report to the Assembly.”

the gambling Instinct for private 1926. The Report set out in de- A considerable number of mem-profit or for charitable Institu- tall certain proposals for reform, bers, prominent among whom is tion." but owing to the Prayer Book con- Lord Hugh Cecil, feel that it is Opinion on this subject is troversy the matter was not fol- not the function of the Church sharply and evenly divided, and lowed up. The Commission not Assembly to pass resolutions on having sat since it is probable the subject of unemployment; but a keen debate is likely to ensue. that the Archbishop of Canter- that the real duty of the Church will be recalled that the Arch- bury will rule that it is no longer is to deal with the problem of the bishop has given evidence before in existence.

destitute poor-that is to say, The House of Clergy will hold those who have no claim but on a separate meeting at which the common humanity and who can- principal item on the agenda will not be classed as unemployed in be A Report on the Benefices the ordinary sense of the word. (Ecclesiastical Duties) Mensure,

Post

Betting And Gambling. The Arat business to be taken the start, WAB inevitable, in full dress debate is a resolu-

the failure of which, as the Morning

indicated has from

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Other interesting matter on the agenda of the Assembly, includes the Report of Promotion of a Cen- tral Council for Religious Educa- tion, and a motion in the name of the Bishop of Worcester welcom- ing the Report on the Licensing Commission.

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TO-MORROW

RALPH LYNN

in

"MISCHIEF

with

WINIFRED SHOTTER JEANNE STUART

· JAMES CAREW-

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"THE BIG ADVENTURE”

SOME of the new generation of *sorden' comics, are not bad, they do hand you a laugh now and then. Chaplin delivers con- tinuous roars of rictions laughter from the first real to the last It

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FROM

We have just seen

IRENE DUNNE

LOWELL SHERMAN

SUNDAY

JOAN CRAWFORD and ROBERT MONTGOMERY in "LETTY LYNTON"

It is tremendous!

We are give you the tip-off!

Letty Lynton is the biggest Juan Crawford hit of them all.

Their Finest Romance

Jour

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MONTGOMERY

LETTY LYNTON

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