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OLD DARK HOUSE

with

KARLOFF MELVYN DOUGLAS Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Lilian Bond and others. Pro duced by Carl Laemmle, Directed by JAMES WHALE Presented by Carl Leemmie! A UNIVERSal picturE

COMMENCING SUNDAY.

HERE AT LAST! RKO-RADIO'S MILLION DOLLAR SPECTACLE.

The Play that Swept the World

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 1933.

BABY WEEK SHIELD. TRUE CHARITY IN H.K.

COMPETITION ANNOUNCED

FOR PRESENT YEAR

Preparations for the Imperial Baby Week Challenge Shield Com petition are announced for 1933.

DANGER OF INDISCRIMINATE

GIVING OF AIMS

FALSE FRIENDS

ARMED ROBBERS COUP AT SHUMSHUIPO With true insight the Canton beggars know that the British of an armed robbery in the Shum- Careful planning was a feature

Three paign is to promote in every way

sca- men, one armed with a rovolver, that feeling of generosity entered the second floor of a house possible right ideas and ideals ren Karding Fatherhood, Motherhood which socks an outlet for ex-in Canton Road and stole money and and the well-being of Infants and pression in some form or other, jewellery worth $114. Little Children. The foundation of the result is that the Cathedral tim was Wong Nal-ho, 63, a mor- health is laid in infancy, even be compound and the city generally ried woman, fore birth itself.

become flooded with mendicants On January 8, three men came

The object of a Baby Week Cam-Community in Hongkong acquire shuipo district yesterday. round about this festivo

The vic-

A local Baby Week Campaign is who wish to take advantage of to her home, and the leader, who a form

of propaganda which by ron- this kindly feeling. There is con- gave his name as Wong, said he * ལ་ son of its very intensity is cal-siderable pleasure in parting with knew her husband. He and his culated to have great effect. The ten cents to a person to whom it companions presented the woman British Isles, under the auspices of has far greater value than to us. with duck eggs and cakes, aud the National Baby Week Council, The danger lies in making the after drinking tea, wont their way, has led the way in Baby Week Cele-rewards of mendicancy for higher turned alone and brought a pre- At 10 a.m. yesterday, Wong re- brations. The movement is steadi- ly spreading throughout the British than the rewards of honest labour out of Joss stick wood for Wong Empire.

and with the report of the Hong- Nai-ho. The National Baby Wock Council, kong Socioty for the Protection of

Early in the afternoon Wong England, awards annually a hand. Children: before us we feel that and his companions returned. They somo Silvor Challonge Shield this danger is very real. To read asked for the woman's husband (donated by the News of the the heart-rending Casca there and on being told he was away, World) for the most effective local verified and quoted after careful covered her with a gun and stofo Baby Week Campaign held investigation muat make one feel $70 in money and n quantity of throughout the Empire, including that the ten-cent donation to the jewellery. They securely bound the Irish Free State,

but casual beggar should be replaced their victim, laid her o excluding the United Kingdom. by a ten dollar subscription to escaped. Conditions Vary enormously this society.

No arrests have no throughout the Empire, and there-

made. fore each Campaign is judged on ita merite, particularly in relation to the way in which it is devised to meet the peculiar circumstances of the district It to cover.

Hore the generous

benefactor

QUEENS THEATRE

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JOE E.

BR

with

EVALYN KNAPP GUY KIBBEE LILIAN BOND

A bed and

far been

A First National & Vitaphone Hit

is on very safe ground. The most deserving cases of poverty are so often those which refuse to parade POST OFFICE ADVICE their fallure to win a livelihood by hard and willing labour.-St. John's Cathedral Review.

SPECIAL COUNCIL APPOINTED IN LONDON

The Shield was won for 1926-27 by the Health and Baby Week Com. mittee of Bellary Municipality, Mudras Presidency,, India; for 1927-28 by the Baby Week Com- In accordance with arrangements, mittee of Benoni, Transvaal, South made some time ago, the Afrien; for 1928-29 by the Baby Minister will visit the King at Sand

Prime Week Committee of Kalutara, Cey-ringham during the present week. lon; for 1920-30 by the Baby Week British Wireless, Committee of Panadura, Ceylon;

London, Jan. 10. The Postmaster General has ap Connell pointed a new Post Office. Advisory capacity on matter of general post to act in a consultative office policy and to serve as a fur- ther connecting link between the mitice of Mombasa, Kenya Colony; ed in the cases of entries from post office and public. and for 1931-32 by the Baby Week those places involving a five weeks cordance with the recommendation The appointment is made in ac- Committee of the State of Western or more mail transmission to Eng-of a committee of enquiry which

sat last year.

for 1930-31 by the Baby Week Com-

land.

Australia.

All entries must reach the Na- tional Baby Week Council, 117 all particulars and copies of regula- General will be Chairman of the Intending competitors can obtain Sir Kingsley Wood, Postmaster Piccadilly, London, W.1. on or betions governing the competition Council which comprises 20 mem- fore June 1, 1033: An extension of from the Chief Medical the closing date to June 14 ia-allow. Hongkong.

Officer, bers and will serve for three years.

-British Wireless.

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WN

IN

FIREMAN, SAVE MY CHILD

TO-MORROW

DON'T CONDEMN HER Till You Have Seen the Picture! Then let your heart give the answer! ·

ŽIS A MANDA WORTH

A WOMAN REPUTATION?

UNASHAMED

AT THE

HELEN

TWELVETREE

Original

Screen Story

by BAYAYD

VEILLER

The most heart-mov-

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ROBERT

YOUNG

LEWIS

**

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Michael Arlen's most brilliant novel "comes

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CORINNE GRIFFITH

"LILY

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CHRISTINE"

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LOVE ME TONIGHT

Charlie Ruggles Charles Butterworth and Myrna Loy

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MAJESTIC

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